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Knox County commissioners approve permissive homestead tax exemption for low-income seniors
Summary
The Knox County commissioners on Oct. 23 approved a resolution directing county staff to implement a new local permissive homestead property tax exemption for eligible low-income seniors, effective for tax year 2025 (bills payable in 2026). The board adopted the measure by voice vote; the transcript does not record a full roll call.
Knox County commissioners approved a resolution Thursday directing county staff to implement a local permissive homestead property tax exemption under a new state law aimed at reducing tax bills for eligible low-income seniors.
Jason Booth, introduced at the meeting to explain the change, told the commissioners that “under a new law that was put in on in September, The county commissioners, you do have the authority to permit local permissive homestead exemptions, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code.” Booth said the exemption would be applied so that it takes…
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