{"id":24830,"date":"2025-02-25T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24830"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:39:00","slug":"videos-final-public-hearing-intent-to-opt-out-of-homestead-exemption-hb-581-lcc-2025-02-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/videos-final-public-hearing-intent-to-opt-out-of-homestead-exemption-hb-581-lcc-2025-02-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Final Public Hearing: Intent to Opt Out of Homestead Exemption, HB 581 @ LCC 2025-02-24"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025-03-25<\/strong>:\r\nVideos: Opt out of HB 581 and increase local homestead exemptions, Accountability Court Grant and truck for Magistrate Court @ LCC Regular 2025-02-25<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nYes, the Lowndes County Commission will vote on the subject today, Tuesday, February 25,\r\nalthough that item is not yet on its\r\nagenda<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nYesterday they held the third and final Public Hearing about\r\nopting out of the homestead exemption scheme passed by the state legislature as HB 581.\r\nNo citizens spoke, and very few even attended.\r\n

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Collage @ LCC 24 February 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe county already has better homestead exemptions for both people younger than 65 years and older.\r\nStaying in would have no option of opting out later.\r\nOpting out leaves the possibility of opting in later.\r\n

\r\nFor the previous Public Hearings, see\r\n\r\n the previous post.\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24820<\/a>\r\n

\r\nFor other related material (the bill, the Lowndes County press release, the ACCG and GMA position, etc.), see the LAKE blog post on the first such Public Hearing:\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24786<\/a>\r\n

\r\nBelow are LAKE videos of each agenda item, with a few comments by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\nActually, no comments, since there was nothing new to comment on.\r\n