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Douglas County authorizes 2026 property‑tax rebate pilot changes after first‑year results showed 109 eligible households
Summary
The Board authorized staff recommendations to increase the maximum rebate to $400, align income counting with the state homestead refund, and adjust eligibility thresholds after a first pilot year that rebated about $31,000 to 109 households.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 8 authorized changes to the county’s property‑tax rebate pilot program for 2026 after staff presented results from the program’s first year and recommended adjustments to increase uptake and alignment with state programs.
Jake Broadbent, assistant to the county administrator, said the pilot had 135 applications in the first year and that 109 applications were eligible. Broadbent said the county rebated roughly $31,000 total this year, an average of $281 per household, representing about a 37% rebate of the county portion of the tax bill and about 13% of a household’s…
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