Boone County commissioners say they’ll move quickly to update the senior real estate tax relief program, after voters in Columbia/Boone County overwhelmingly approved Boone Proposition 1 at the polls.
It involves exempting senior citizens from increases in property taxes. The final vote was 12,233 in favor and 3,506 votes against it. Boone County commissioners announced this morning that they intend to ensure no disruption for the thousands of seniors who already participate in the program. The issue is expected to come up at Tuesday’s (August 12) Boone County commission meeting.
Proposition 1 was pushed by former State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville), who collected enough signatures from registered voters to place it in the ballot.