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Resident urges county to address rising property-tax burden
Summary
At a county commission meeting, resident Arnold Hollingsworth urged commissioners to investigate and address what he described as an ‘oppressive’ property tax burden, citing rising delinquencies and the impact of declining population on remaining taxpayers.
Arnold Hollingsworth, a Montgomery County resident, told the Board of County Commissioners that rising property taxes are becoming “oppressive” for some households and urged the board to find a plan to address delinquency and outmigration.
Hollingsworth said his property taxes were nearly $8,000 a year on 18.3 acres and a home and that thousands of people in the county appeared on a delinquent-taxes list. “A little short of $8,000 a year property taxes on 18.3 acres and a house and a couple of buildings is pretty oppressive,” Hollingsworth said during the public-comment period. He added…
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