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THE BAXTER BULLETIN, Mountain Home, Ark. • www.baxterbulletin.com
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Here’s how to contact elected officials
STATE SENATORS
• District 1: Baxter, Marion and portion of Boone county
Shawn Womack (R), P.O. Box 332,
Mountain Home, AR 72654-0332. (870)
424-5000 or (870) 425-3058. swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
• District 81: Fulton and part of Baxter and Sharp counties
Johnny Key (R), 1105 Delwood Lane,
Mountain Home, AR 72653; (870) 4255200. keyj@arkleg.state.ar.us
• District 82: Baxter, Fulton and
Sharp counties
Curren Everett (D), 9600 State Hwy.
9 S., Salem, AR 72576; (870) 895-2164
• District 86: Marion and part of Baxter, Boone and Stone counties
Monty Davenport (D), 644 MC 4003,
Yellville, AR 72687; (870) 449-6745.
• When the Arkansas Legislature is
in session, contact legislators at Little
Rock by calling the following numbers
and leaving a message:
Senate: (501) 682-2902
House: (501) 682-6211
ARKANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS
• Governor: Mike Beebe (D)
State Capitol, Suite 250, Little Rock,
AR 72201; (501) 682-2345; Fax (501) 6823597
• Lieutenant Governor: Bill Halter
(D)
State Capitol, Suite 270, Little Rock,
AR 72201-1061; (501) 682-2144; Fax: (501)
682-2894
• Secretary of State: Charlie Daniels
(D)
State Capitol, Suite 256, Little Rock,
AR 72201; (501) 682-1010; e-mail, General_info@sos.arkansas.gov
• Attorney General: Dustin McDaniel
(D)
323 Center St., Suite 200 Little
Rock, AR 72201; (501) 682-2007 or
(800) 482-8982
• Auditor: Jim Wood (D)
230 State Capital, Little Rock, AR
72201-1096; (501) 682-6030. email: sallym@auditorjimwood.org
• Treasurer: Martha Shoffner (D)
220 State Capital, Little Rock, AR
72201-1096; (501)682-5888
• Land Commissioner: Mark Wilcox
(D)
109 State Capitol, Little Rock, AR
72201-1096; (501) 324-9222. email:
land@cosl.org
U.S. SENATORS
Mark Pryor (D)
• U.S. Senate, 257 Dirksen Senate
Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20510; (202) 224-2353; Fax: (202)
228-0908.
• District Off ice: 500 Clinton
Ave., Suite 401, Little Rock, AR
72201; (501) 324-6336 or (877) 259-
9602; Fax (501) 324-5320
• E-mail: see link on home page
Web: www.senate.gov/~pryor
Blanche Lincoln (D)
• U.S. Senate, 355 Dirksen Senate
Office Building, Washington, D.C.
20510; (202) 224-4843; Fax: (202) 2281371
• Little Rock office: 912 W. Fourth St.,
Little Rock, AR 72201-0404; (501) 3752993 or (800)352-9364; Fax: (501) 3757064
• E-mail: see link on home page
• Web page: www.lincoln.senate.gov
U.S. REPRESENTATIVES
John Boozma n ( R) 3 rd Dis tric t,
(includes Baxter County)
• U.S. House of Representatives, 1519
Longworth House Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-4301;
Fax: (202) 225-5713
• Harrison office: NorthArk Central,
303 North Main St., Suite 102, Harrison,
AR 72601; (870) 741-6900; Fax: (870)
741-7741
• Fort Smith office: 4943 Old Greenwood Road, Suite 1, Fort Smith, AR
72903; (501) 782-7787; Fax: (501) 7837662
• E-mail: see link on home page
•
Web
page:
www.boozman.house.gov
Mar ion Berr y (D) 1st Dist rict
(includes Baxter County)
• U.S. House of Representatives, 2305
Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-4076; Fax:
(202) 225-5602
• Jonesboro office: 108 E. Huntington, Jonesboro, AR 72401; (870) 9724600 or (800) 866-2701; Fax: (870) 9724605
• Cabot office: 116 N. First St., Suite
C1, Cabot, AR 72023; (501) 843-3043;
Fax: (501) 843-4955
• Mountain Home office: 1 E. Seventh
St., Suite 200, Courthouse Square,
Mountain Home, AR 72653; (870) 4253510; Fax: (870) 425-3511
• E-mail: see link on home page
• Web page: www.house.gov/berry
PRESIDENT
George W. Bush (R)
• The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; (202)
456-1414; comment line (weekdays):
(202) 456-1111; Fax: (202) 456-2461.
• E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
• Web page: www.whitehouse.gov
VICE PRESIDENT
Dick Cheney (R)
• U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
20510; (202) 456-2461
• E-mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov
• Web page: www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident
How to calculate millage rates in Baxter County
Arkansas real property taxes are
based on the assessed valuation of
land and any improvements on the
land. The state Assessment Coordination Division sets out the guidelines
that counties follow to determine
assessed valuation.
Property is assessed at 20 percent
of its market value.
That means a house with a market
value of $50,000 has an assessed
value of $10,000.
Then, to determine the taxes, multiply the assessed value by the millage rate on the property (AV x MR =
Taxes).
For example, if the millage rate
where the house mentioned above is
located is 5 mills, multiply $10,000 by
5 mills to figure the tax ($10,000 x
.005 = $50).
Millage rates are approved by vot-
ers. Once the rates are voted in, the
quorum court levies those rates for
all the taxing units in Baxter County
— the county, the cities, the school
districts, fire protection districts and
improvement districts.
If voters approve changes to the
millage rates, those changes are
levied at the November quorum court
meeting.
To determine your total millage,
you need to add together the millage
rates that apply in the area where you
live. Everyone pays the county millages — general, road, library and college — which total 6.9 mills. City,
school and any other millage rates
that apply are added to that figure.
Taxes collected during 2007 are
based on the millage rates levied for
2006.