Page 44 THE BAXTER BULLETIN, Mountain Home, Ark. вЂў www.baxterbulletin.com Thursday, March 1, 2007 HereвЂ™s how to contact elected officials STATE SENATORS вЂў 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. [email protected] STATE REPRESENTATIVES вЂў District 81: Fulton and part of Baxter and Sharp counties Johnny Key (R), 1105 Delwood Lane, Mountain Home, AR 72653; (870) 4255200. [email protected] вЂў District 82: Baxter, Fulton and Sharp counties Curren Everett (D), 9600 State Hwy. 9 S., Salem, AR 72576; (870) 895-2164 вЂў District 86: Marion and part of Baxter, Boone and Stone counties Monty Davenport (D), 644 MC 4003, Yellville, AR 72687; (870) 449-6745. вЂў 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 вЂў Governor: Mike Beebe (D) State Capitol, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201; (501) 682-2345; Fax (501) 6823597 вЂў Lieutenant Governor: Bill Halter (D) State Capitol, Suite 270, Little Rock, AR 72201-1061; (501) 682-2144; Fax: (501) 682-2894 вЂў Secretary of State: Charlie Daniels (D) State Capitol, Suite 256, Little Rock, AR 72201; (501) 682-1010; e-mail, [email protected] вЂў Attorney General: Dustin McDaniel (D) 323 Center St., Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201; (501) 682-2007 or (800) 482-8982 вЂў Auditor: Jim Wood (D) 230 State Capital, Little Rock, AR 72201-1096; (501) 682-6030. email: [email protected] вЂў Treasurer: Martha Shoffner (D) 220 State Capital, Little Rock, AR 72201-1096; (501)682-5888 вЂў Land Commissioner: Mark Wilcox (D) 109 State Capitol, Little Rock, AR 72201-1096; (501) 324-9222. email: [email protected] U.S. SENATORS Mark Pryor (D) вЂў U.S. Senate, 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 224-2353; Fax: (202) 228-0908. вЂў District Off ice: 500 Clinton Ave., Suite 401, Little Rock, AR 72201; (501) 324-6336 or (877) 259- 9602; Fax (501) 324-5320 вЂў E-mail: see link on home page Web: www.senate.gov/~pryor Blanche Lincoln (D) вЂў U.S. Senate, 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 224-4843; Fax: (202) 2281371 вЂў Little Rock office: 912 W. Fourth St., Little Rock, AR 72201-0404; (501) 3752993 or (800)352-9364; Fax: (501) 3757064 вЂў E-mail: see link on home page вЂў Web page: www.lincoln.senate.gov U.S. REPRESENTATIVES John Boozma n ( R) 3 rd Dis tric t, (includes Baxter County) вЂў U.S. House of Representatives, 1519 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-4301; Fax: (202) 225-5713 вЂў Harrison office: NorthArk Central, 303 North Main St., Suite 102, Harrison, AR 72601; (870) 741-6900; Fax: (870) 741-7741 вЂў Fort Smith office: 4943 Old Greenwood Road, Suite 1, Fort Smith, AR 72903; (501) 782-7787; Fax: (501) 7837662 вЂў E-mail: see link on home page вЂў Web page: www.boozman.house.gov Mar ion Berr y (D) 1st Dist rict (includes Baxter County) вЂў U.S. House of Representatives, 2305 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-4076; Fax: (202) 225-5602 вЂў Jonesboro office: 108 E. Huntington, Jonesboro, AR 72401; (870) 9724600 or (800) 866-2701; Fax: (870) 9724605 вЂў Cabot office: 116 N. First St., Suite C1, Cabot, AR 72023; (501) 843-3043; Fax: (501) 843-4955 вЂў Mountain Home office: 1 E. Seventh St., Suite 200, Courthouse Square, Mountain Home, AR 72653; (870) 4253510; Fax: (870) 425-3511 вЂў E-mail: see link on home page вЂў Web page: www.house.gov/berry PRESIDENT George W. Bush (R) вЂў The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1414; comment line (weekdays): (202) 456-1111; Fax: (202) 456-2461. вЂў E-mail: [email protected] вЂў Web page: www.whitehouse.gov VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney (R) вЂў U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 456-2461 вЂў E-mail: [email protected] вЂў 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 voters. Once the rates are voted in, the quorum court levies those rates for all the taxing units in Baxter County вЂ” 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 вЂ” general, road, library and college вЂ” 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.