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DAV asks city to double disabled‑veteran real‑estate abatement; committee asks assessor for impact analysis
Summary
The Disabled American Veterans chapter proposed doubling Lawrence's real‑estate tax abatement for service‑connected disabled veterans to align with neighboring cities following the state's HERO Act. The committee voted to request an assessor's impact analysis and to invite the director of veterans services to the next meeting.
Bill Collins, past commander of DAV Chapter 2, urged the committee on Oct. 14 to increase Lawrence's real‑estate tax abatement for service‑connected disabled veterans to match practices in neighboring municipalities.
Collins presented a survey of nearby communities showing higher abatements (examples…
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