Commissioners approve $1.13 million in property tax abatements after clerical correction

County staff presented items 4a through 4n, which the assessor said were mostly related to Department of Property Taxation exemptions for religious and educational properties. An initial total listed in the packet did not match the sum of the items; staff identified and corrected the discrepancy so the record reflects a total abated value of $1,130,440 and total abated taxes of $94,652.62. The board approved the abatements by voice vote.

Assessor Beltran explained the process: "These abatements are, the majority of them are related to the DPT exemptions that were granted on these properties," and clarified that state approval is parcel-specific and must be applied for on a parcel-by-parcel basis. Commissioners asked for the corrected totals to be reflected in the record before approval.