Homestead exemption change tabled and tossed by BOC

A proposal to raise the current $10,000 homestead exemption to $40,000 for senior homeowners (age 70-plus) was effectively rejected by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners last week. The same proposal is being pitched to the Putnam Board of Education by Steve Hersey, who has twice chaired both boards over the past two decades. Hersey was defeated by current District 3 Commissioner...

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