Words you'll see
Most of these taxes are a "penny": one cent on every dollar you spend.
Sales taxes: a penny on what you buy
The everyday penny. Pays for regular services like police, fire and streets.
Ashburn gets 34%A penny voters approve for building projects: roads, trucks, buildings. Never salaries.
Ashburn gets 40%A regional penny for roads across 18 South Georgia counties.
Regional road list + a small city checkA penny for school buildings and equipment.
Turner County SchoolsA new penny (2026) that has to be used to lower property tax bills.
Turner County, in state recordsOther money
8% added to a hotel room in the city. Most of it has to go to bringing in visitors.
City and tourismA yearly state check for paving city streets.
City1 mill means $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's taxable value.
City, county and schools each set oneBudget words
The city's money year: July 1 to June 30. FY2026 means July 2025 to June 2026.
The city's main account. Pays for police, fire, streets, parks and City Hall.
An outside accountant checks the city's books after the year ends.
The written deal between the county and cities on who runs which service and who pays.
Compiled from public records as of October 22, 2026. Sales tax figures are unaudited state payment records; audits are the official word on what the city spent. For anything official, call City Hall at (229) 567-3431.