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Board recommends reinstatement of homestead exemptions after three appeals
Summary
Following a public hearing, the Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted to recommend that the state reconsider and reinstate homestead exemptions for three property owners who appealed Department of Revenue denials.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on May 5 held a public hearing on appeals of homestead‑exemption denials and unanimously recommended that the state reconsider reinstating exemptions for three property owners.
Property owners William Covington and Mark Mellon appeared at the hearing and presented records and testimony; an additional appeal from Larry Smith was accepted for consideration on submission and the board recommended reinstatement based on the submitted materials.
William Covington told the board he received Department of Revenue notices and disputed a small arrearage that had accumulated over…
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