<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Soon the legislature will consider increasing your homestead exemption.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And it is about time!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">It’s been nearly 30 years since the exemption was last increased and, during this time, property values have increased (and much of our neighborhood is currently greatly over-assessed).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The proposal is to increase the homestead exemption to $170,000.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">To sign the petition click on:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.lawrencechehardy.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#800080 size=3>http://www.lawrencechehardy.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></DIV></td></tr></table><br>