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Santa Cruz County: Treasurer says 2025 state-aid reduction was missed; refunds planned for District 28 taxpayers
Summary
County officials told the Board of Supervisors that a state aid reduction intended to lower Santa Cruz Elementary District 28’s 2025 property-tax bills was not applied to initial mailings, affecting about 550 parcels; the treasurer said the county will re-run bills, issue refunds by mailed check ("our goal is by March") and include statutory interest.
Santa Cruz County Treasurer Alejandro Paz told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 that a 2025 state-aid reduction for Santa Cruz Elementary School District 28 was not applied to the first set of tax bills, producing higher-than-expected notices for many property owners.
The treasurer said county staff received an Arizona Department of Revenue State Aid to Education worksheet on Sept. 9, 2025 that included a combined reduction rate of 3.9837 for District 28 but that the county applied an earlier 1.5606 reduction instead. "That was part of the...worksheet that was completed and submitted to them," Paz said, and later added, "Refunds will be made via check by mail... our goal is by March." He said the county applied a partial reduction (2.304) and is awaiting written confirmation from the Property Tax Oversight Committee (PTAC/PTOC) before reprinting corrected bills and issuing refunds.
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