Property Taxes

The City Council voted Thursday to double the current general homestead exemption, taking it to 20%. That means homeowners will not have to pay property taxes on one-fifth of the value of their primary home.

The homestead exemption for older and disabled residents will be raised from the current value, $88,000, to an amount not to exceed $113,000.

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