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Committee sets senior property‑tax exemption income limit to $32,000 after assessor concerns

Chautauqua County Audit and Control Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

After hearing assessors and county staff about administrative impacts and uncertain state data, committee amended a proposed senior property‑tax exemption to raise the income limit to $32,000 (from the originally proposed $38,000) and approved the amended resolution.

The Audit & Control Committee voted on Feb. 19 to amend a proposed change to the county’s senior property‑tax exemption.

County real property director Kim Meline and municipal assessors, including Heather Young (Jamestown and several towns), described constraints on the county’s ability to estimate how many residents would qualify…

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