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Middle Country board reviews property-tax exemptions; approves firefighter and senior exemption changes
Summary
At a Board of Education meeting, district officials reviewed property-tax exemptions and approved changes affecting volunteer firefighter eligibility and senior income limits; presenters said the district's exemptions shift a small portion of the district levy while wholly exempt properties account for a much larger share of the tax base shift.
The Middle Country Central School District Board of Education reviewed a presentation on local property-tax exemptions and approved changes affecting volunteer firefighter eligibility and the senior-citizen limited-income exemption during a regular board meeting.
Dr. Rella, the district presenter, told the board that a tax exemption reduces a property's assessed value before taxes are calculated and that exemptions shift tax burden from one property owner to other taxpayers rather than lowering total tax collections. “An exemption is a type of tax break that reduces your property's assessed value before your taxes have been calculated,” Dr. Rella said.
The presentation said the district's tax levy for the year was $160,000,000 and that the district's assessed value figures…
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