Atchison County commissioners voted on Jan. 7 to grant a property-tax abatement for a residence destroyed by fire at 304 Mound Street. County Appraiser Holly Hackethorn reviewed the application and recommended reducing the 2024 tax on the structure by 95.5 percent, leaving only the land value taxed.

Holly Hackethorn and staff confirmed the record supplied with the application: the home was a total loss from a March 3, 2024 fire, photos and deed were provided, and a written repair/rebuild estimate accompanied the filing. The county’s determination order states the governor did not declare a disaster for the event and the abatement application was filed after Jan. 1 and before Aug. 15, consistent with the county’s disaster-relief process.

The commission approved the disaster-relief determination order for parcel R2090 (MLR Properties) and applied the 95.5% abatement of the 2024 property tax. The clerk’s office will implement the abatement per county procedure.