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Council approves tax abatement after staff error removed homestead exemption
Summary
Council approved an abatement request for 35 Emerson Mill Road after staff confirmed a homestead-exemption was removed from the wrong account; the error was described as a staff/human error and the abatement passed by roll call.
The Town Council approved an abatement request by Christopher D. Austin for property at 35 Emerson Mill Road to reimburse an overpayment created when a homestead exemption was removed from the wrong account.
Town Manager Paula explained the cause: "It was a staff error...there was a Christopher J. Austin and a Christopher D. Austin, and the homestead exemption was removed from the wrong account when Christopher J. moved out of town." The town clarified the other homeowner's account had been handled correctly.
Council held brief discussion and then approved the abatement by roll call (vote recorded as passing with one absent). The council described the matter as administrative correction, not a policy change.
