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Residents urge commissioners not to pause property reassessment; say delay would harm taxpayers
Summary
Residents told the Lackawanna County commissioners that pausing the county property reassessment would deny homeowners information they need to plan for 2026 taxes and would sow confusion.
Residents and frequent county meeting speakers urged commissioners not to pause or delay the county—s property reassessment during public comment at the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Several speakers described how the reassessment process would produce certified assessed values shortly and that those values, combined with the millage rate, would allow homeowners to estimate their 2026 tax bills. Anne Kennedy told commissioners she and many residents had been preparing to see assessment notices and that pausing certification would "hold the people hostage" by denying them information they need for budgeting. Kennedy…
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