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Residents urge Stephens County commissioners not to opt out of House Bill 581 homestead exemption
Summary
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners opened the second of three required public hearings on whether the county should opt out of the statewide adjusted-base-year ad valorem homestead exemption created by House Bill 581.
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners opened the second of three required public hearings on whether the county should opt out of the statewide adjusted-base-year ad valorem homestead exemption created by House Bill 581.
The hearing drew multiple residents who urged the board to keep the exemption in place. "In the last 4 years, our assessment's gone up by 20%," said David Paris, a Martin resident. "I'd like to see House Bill 581 not be opted out of, but to continue, to keep that." Jeffrey McCormack, who identified himself as having researched the measure, told the…
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