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Board waives deadline, approves homestead exemption for Lisa Laurie after medical, service‑related circumstances
Summary
Sarpy County's Board of Equalization voted 5-0 to waive a late‑filing deadline and approve a homestead exemption for Lisa Laurie, a disabled veteran and gold star widow, after staff cited a statute allowing relief for medical impairment.
The Sarpy County Board of Equalization on Aug. 5 found cause to waive a late filing deadline and approved a homestead exemption for Lisa Laurie, a retired major in the U.S. Army and a gold star widow, after she explained medical and logistical reasons that prevented timely filing.
Laurie told the board she has received a homestead exemption since moving to Nebraska in about 2019. She said she missed the annual filing deadline because she was on a 30‑plus day sabbatical in Nepal when the notice arrived, and soon after returning she had ankle surgery that limited her mobility and ability to drive. Laurie also described delays in obtaining a required…
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