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Altoona › Feb 16, 2026 meeting › Vote 11 · Item 4

Resolution approving Requests for Tax Abatement

Altoona City Council · Feb 16, 2026 · Taxes and fees

Recorded in the minutes as “Resolution approving Requests for Tax Abatement”. Passed 4–0 as part of the consent agenda; Yes: Duer, McFadden, Mertz, Stewart.

What this means (Abatement): In city government this usually means one of two things: reducing property taxes on new construction for a set number of years, or requiring or arranging the cleanup of a nuisance or unsafe property.

How each member voted

OfficialVote
Scott DuerYes
Josh DunwoodyNot in the record
Jerry EvansAbsent
Jayme McFaddenYes
Julie StewartYes

More from the record

Item 4 of the consent agenda, recorded in the minutes as: “Resolution approving Requests for Tax Abatement”. The council approved the whole consent agenda in one vote.

From the vote line in the official minutes, which names each member’s vote. Members not named in the vote line are shown as Not in the record unless the minutes list them absent. Vote as recorded in the minutes' roll-call marks: “AYES: Duer, McFadden, Mertz, Stewart. NAYS: None. Absent: Evans. Motion carried 4-0.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Feb 16, 2026 meeting (saved copy) · All votes at this meeting

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