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Columbia County manager: state tax-relief bill still alive; county hopeful for substantial property-tax reduction
Summary
Scott Johnson said a state bill that could provide property-tax relief for Columbia County residents remains active in the legislature; he said the county's goal is significant relief, potentially eliminating local property tax for some residents, and he will provide updates.
County Manager Scott Johnson gave a brief update that the state bill to provide property-tax relief for Columbia County residents remains under consideration in the House and Senate.
Johnson said the county is "extremely excited about the ability to be able to provide property tax relief to our residents in Columbia County," and described an aspirational goal that residents might not have to pay local property taxes if the legislation advances and implementation details are worked out.
He did not provide specific bill numbers, a legislative timetable or details on fiscal impacts; listeners were told Johnson will provide future updates as the bill moves through the legislature.
