Commission OKs disaster tax relief for two fire-damaged properties
The county appraiser requested and the commission approved tax-relief for two properties damaged by fires (Jan. 23 and Feb. 1, 2026), with an estimated total tax impact of about $3,232; the motion passed 4-0.
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Deb Studebaker, Butler County Appraiser, presented two disaster-relief requests for properties damaged by fires on Jan. 23, 2026 and Feb. 1, 2026 and estimated the tax impact at roughly $3,232. "The total tax impact is about, estimated the tax impact total for, $3,232 for the relief," Studebaker said while describing the statutory mechanism that relieves property owners from paying taxes on destroyed improvements for the tax year in question.
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