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Madison County commissioners vote to publish legal notice and schedule hearings on House Bill 581
Summary
The Madison County Board of Commissioners voted to proceed with the legally required newspaper advertising to schedule public hearings on House Bill 581 so the county can buy more time to analyze impacts and gather public input.
Chairman (Madison County Board of Commissioners) said the board voted to post the statutory legal advertisement and schedule public hearings about House Bill 581, a recent state measure about the homestead exemption, to allow time for additional data and public comment.
The move follows a lengthy chairman’s explanation that the bill is “very complicated” and has generated misinformation at the local level. The chairman said the measure had been approved by referendum on Nov. 5 and that “66% of the county voted for it,” though he told the meeting…
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