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Assessors outline tax relief changes, new home‑rule petition and programs for veterans and seniors
Summary
The city assessors described FY26 efforts to expand and publicize tax relief: local changes doubling some veterans' exemptions under a home‑rule petition, lowering certain age thresholds for exemptions, and piloting a senior work‑off program; staff urged residents to file annual statutory abatements by April 1.
Patrick Brelon and Jessica Guerra, representing the assessors' office, told the FY26 budget hearing the office does valuation work for every property and that the office has been active in outreach to help taxpayers apply for relief.
Brelon said a recently adopted local ordinance allows higher local exemptions for disabled veterans (doubling the local exemption cited by the presentation) and noted that a related state change now permits an excise exemption on 1…
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