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Commissioners adopt changes to volunteer real estate tax rebate to ease eligibility and recognize military service
Summary
After a public hearing, the Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted amendments to BOC-2301 that add definitions, tweak point categories, lower thresholds slightly to aid retention and include a carve-out for volunteers on active military or reserve duty.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted amendments to the volunteer real estate tax rebate ordinance (BOC-2301), following a public hearing and a departmental presentation that sought to improve recruitment and retention for fire and EMS volunteers.
Bill Messerschmitt, director of emergency services, told the board the ordinance—originally established in…
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