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Connetquot board adopts 50% property-tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers
Summary
At an emergency March 2 meeting the Connetquot Central School District Board of Education approved a resolution to grant up to a 50% property-tax exemption on the assessed value of a home to surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty; two related exemptions were tabled pending more information.
At an emergency meeting on March 2, the Connetquot Central School District Board of Education approved Property Tax Law Resolution 471 to offer a property-tax exemption of up to 50% of assessed value for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty, effective for taxable status dates on or after Jan. 1, 2026 and therefore the 2026–27 tax bill.
Assistant Superintendent Mr. Hower summarized a recent amendment to the New York State Real Property Tax Law permitting local legislative bodies — including school districts — to adopt such exemptions. "There are four new property tax exemptions," he told…
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