Council looks to increase property tax exemption

According to a post on the City Council Message Board, Mayor Kirk Watson has sponsored an ordinance that will increase the property tax exemption for senior and disabled homeowners in Austin from $124,000 to $154,000. Council will have to act by May 30, the date of this week’s City Council meeting, in order for the exemption increase to take effect. Council Member Alison Alter, who responded to the post, called it “an important piece of our efforts to allow our seniors to age in place.”