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State Rep. Gary Haluska D-Cambria www.pahouse.com/Haluska

Cambria County receiving nearly $5.5 million for property tax relief

PATTON, May 2 – State Rep. Gary Haluska, D-Cambria, announced today that Cambria County is set to receive nearly $5.5 million this summer for property tax relief.

The state's Property Tax Relief Fund has reached $613 million from gaming revenues, making it possible to provide school property tax relief to more than 3 million homeowners this year.

Haluska said homeowners in the county will receive an estimated $149 in relief on their school property taxes, while homeowners in Haluska's legislative district will receive an estimated $175.

The six school districts in Haluska's district, which includes Cambria County and part of Clearfield County, will receive $2.7 million in all. The following figures are estimates of school property tax relief for those school districts this summer:

• Cambria Heights - $176
• Forest Hills - $216
• Northern Cambria - $139
• Penn Cambria - $130
• Portage Area - $183
• Glendale (Clearfield County) - $203

For more detailed information on property tax relief for the rest of Cambria County and all other counties, visit www.pde.state.pa.us/proptax.

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