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Board of Equalization upholds assessments, approves full senior exemption
Summary
At the April 7 meeting the borough's Board of Equalization approved a full senior property tax exemption for Vera Gudema and denied appeals seeking reductions, citing assessor analysis and burden of proof on appellants.
The Petersburg Borough Board of Equalization considered multiple appeals at the Assembly’s April 7 meeting and took three formal actions: it approved a full senior citizens property tax exemption for Vera Gudema and upheld assessment values for two appeals presented by appellant Heather O’Neil, leaving the assessed land values unchanged.
Clerk Thompson administered the oath of office earlier in the meeting. For the Board of Equalization business, Borough Assessor Martin Sascolos…
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