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Muscogee County School Board opens public hearing on plan to opt out of statewide floating homestead exemption
Summary
The Muscogee County Board of Education opened a public hearing Feb. 10 on the district's intent to opt out of the statewide floating homestead exemption established in House Bill 581.
The Muscogee County Board of Education opened a public hearing Feb. 10 on the district's intent to opt out of the statewide floating homestead exemption established in House Bill 581.
Board staff said the district plans to opt out because a countywide freeze on assessed fair-market values for homestead property already protects the vast majority of local homeowners and implementation of the state exemption would be confusing and costly with little or no benefit for most taxpayers.
The hearing, held at the Public Education Center, was the first of three required…
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