Page 44 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. [email protected] STATE REPRESENTATIVES • District 81: Fulton and part of Baxter and Sharp counties Johnny Key (R), 1105 Delwood Lane, Mountain Home, AR 72653; (870) 4255200. [email protected] • 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, [email protected] • 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: [email protected] • 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] • Web page: www.whitehouse.gov VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney (R) • U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 456-2461 • E-mail: [email protected] • 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.