...but in Columbia County there's no doubt that sales tax revenue is skyrocketing. In a report recently released by Leanne DeLoach, the county's director of financial services, commissioners were told that collections from the county's current...

...county's tax digest. "We're used to getting anywhere from an 8 to 14 percent increase," county Finance Director Leanne DeLoach said. "This is the lowest it's been since I've been here." The tax digest is determined using the reassessed...

...the only other time we've experienced a drop in our growth rate was December 2007," county Finance Director Leanne DeLoach said. "I guess that's when the economy first started slipping a bit." Ms. DeLoach said a drop in October revenues...

...whether the county figure will again come up short. "We increased it by 12 percent,'' county Finance Director Leanne Deloach said about next fiscal year's fuel budget, "which still may not be enough.'' The overall budget for gas costs...

...tax revenue, up from $13.8 million the year before -- a 27 percent increase, Columbia County Finance Director Leanne DeLoach said. However, the county's sales tax growth rate dropped to about 5 percent in 2007 and to just 2.59 percent...

...less than last year. The reduction is the result of the elimination of bond payments, said county Finance Director Leanne DeLoach. Both the county commission and the school board are expected to approve their respective rates Aug. 17. County...

...amount of $22,750,000 Tuesday at a 3.26 percent interest rate. "It's very good," County Finance Director Leanne DeLoach said of the rate, which will cost the county about $4 million during the seven-year life of the bonds. "We probably...

...our original projections," county Finance Director Leanne DeLoach said Tuesday. She said that from January through...com. The Impact Columbia County Finance Director Leanne DeLoach says effects of the new Target shopping center in...

...fund fire service, but the mill increase has not been set, Columbia County Financial Services Division Director Leanne Deloach said. Mrs. Deloach said the increase could be 1.62 or 1.68 mills, depending on the county's tax digest...

...said Scott Herring, Columbia County construction and maintenance director. In the meantime, Finance Director Leanne DeLoach says the county has been reaping interest on the old funds through accounts that yield at least a 5 percent return...