St. Louis County is working urgently to contact more than 11,000 seniors who filed their property tax freeze applications incorrectly. County officials revealed that thousands of forms submitted for the new senior tax freeze program were missing signatures or required documents, threatening applicants’ eligibility.
With a September 30 deadline to correct these errors, county employees are mobilizing a large-scale outreach effort to ensure seniors do not miss out on the tax benefit.
Scope of the Problem
According to St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, the Department of Revenue received over 81,000 applications for the senior property tax freeze before the June 30 deadline. However, thousands were found to be either duplicate or incomplete.
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