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Public hears arguments to expand Marietta homestead acreage from 1 to 10 acres; council to vote Feb. 25
Summary
Residents urged the council to increase the homestead exemption acreage limit from 1 acre to 10 acres (matching county practice) to encourage annexation and protect park buffers. No action was taken; final vote set for Feb. 25.
Marietta opened a second public hearing to receive comment on whether to change the city’s homestead-exemption annexation limit, currently set at one acre, and whether it should be increased to 10 acres like the county.
Mark Kirk, a longtime Marietta resident who said his property is at the western city boundary on Burn Hickory Road, told the council he supports raising the exemption limit and argued the change would encourage property owners to…
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