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Resident urges Lake County commissioners to rescind expanded homestead and owner-occupied tax exemptions; commissioners say rescission may be legally limited
Summary
At a Lake County commissioners workshop, resident Dave Lima urged the board to rescind two recently adopted property tax-exemption resolutions, saying homeowners would save $100–$150 while school districts could lose more than $9 million; commissioners said they were unsure they could rescind measures already tied to mailed tax bills and cited statutory deadlines and ongoing talks with district officials.
A resident urged Lake County commissioners to rescind two resolutions that expand homestead and owner-occupied property-tax exemptions, while commissioners said they were unsure the board could legally reverse the measures for bills already being mailed.
"Respectfully, I would urge you to reconsider your approval of resolutions 11 and 12," said Dave Lima of Litchfield Drive in Mentor during the commissioners' workshop, asking the board to rescind the owner-occupied and homestead exemption adoptions. Lima said the average Lake County homeowner would save about $100 to $150 a year but that, "according to the chief…
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