Board Votes To Extend Property Value Assessment Freeze One More Year, Looks To Albany For Relief - 27 East

Board Votes To Extend Property Value Assessment Freeze One More Year, Looks To Albany For Relief

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An extension of the freeze would allow state representatives to pursue the creation of a townwide homestead tax relief program. Above, a 2020 depiction of how the exemption would impact the average homeowner.

An extension of the freeze would allow state representatives to pursue the creation of a townwide homestead tax relief program. Above, a 2020 depiction of how the exemption would impact the average homeowner.

Kitty Merrill on Oct 27, 2021
Officials are hoping one more year might do the trick in the quest for strategies to avoid property tax surges in Southampton. This week, members of the Southampton Town Board... more

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