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Commissioners ask staff to study state wildfire rebuild tax relief after timing confusion
Summary
Following questions about whether a recently enacted state law would retroactively shield a constituent from higher property taxes after rebuilding, the board directed staff to research legal timelines and return with options in January; Assessor Bart Brunson said much relief is not retroactive.
Commissioners pressed county staff on Dec. 18 about how Clackamas County should implement a recently enacted state law that can reduce property taxes for homes rebuilt after wildfire.
Commissioner Ben West described a constituent who rebuilt a home after a fire and could face an annual tax increase he estimated at about $3,700 unless the county acts. "If she does not get this application approved, or isn't allowed, she will face a $3,700 a year approximate increase on her annual property taxes," West said, urging urgent action to avoid penalizing a homeowner who lost her home to wildfire.
County Assessor Bart Brunson, who attended at short notice, told the board the…
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