I made a bit of a mess with my story Wednesday on Athens-Clarke commissioners’ property taxes.

The statistics accompanying the story included only what they owed the county in taxes, not state taxes, school taxes or the refund from the state. Unfortunately, the “county taxes” label for some reason didn’t make it into the paper. So suspicious taxpayers pulled out their own bills for comparison, then called me, the tax assessor’s office and the tax commissioner’s office wanting to know why commissioners are getting such a great deal.

They’re not.

We ran a clarification today, but for anyone who’s interested, here’s exactly how Mayor Heidi Davison and commissioners’ 2007 taxes broke down. The 2008 bills won’t be sent out for a few months.