Letter to Mississippi Leaders asks for County to be able Collect Property Taxes from Businesses on GTRA Property

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- With hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line, Lowndes County leaders hope legislators will change a law on the books.

Last year, it was discovered businesses on airport grounds are not required to pay property tax.

A number of industries are located at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport.

The county and school district lost money because of the seldom used law.

A state Supreme Court decision in 2013 upheld the law after a lawsuit in Rankin County.

Tuesday, Lowndes County supervisors sent a letter to state leaders asking for them to change the law this session to allow the county to collect taxes.