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Mineola board adopts expanded senior property-tax exemption, citing modest shift for other homeowners
Summary
After a public hearing, the Mineola Union Free School District Board on Dec. 18 adopted Resolution 52 to raise the school-tax income threshold for the senior 50% exemption from $37,399 to $58,399; the town estimates about 59 additional households will qualify for the full exemption, shifting an average $22 increase to other Class 1 homeowners.
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education voted Dec. 18 to adopt Resolution 52, approving a sliding-income schedule that raises the income ceiling for the district’s senior real-property tax exemption from $37,399 to $58,399.
Assistant Superintendent Will Herman presented the Town of North Hempstead’s proposal in a public-hearing format and walked trustees through eligibility rules — applicants must be at least 65, own the home at least one year and use it as their primary residence — and what the town counts as income. "What the Town of North Hempstead is proposing for the district's consideration is increasing that limit to $58,399," Herman said, adding the town worked with the Nassau County…
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