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What it takes to get tax abatement info in Lancaster: why won't Lancaster release the records?

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Orginal image made by the " Midjourney AI ."   Prompt "A bureaucrat at a desk in swirling chaos" After last years "Quinquennial Revaluation" led to some puzzling property valuations around town, many homeowners in Lancaster requested abatements.  How many, and how much was ultimately abated?  The town is required to maintain and share public records of approved abatements; I've spent 45 days  trying to get a copy of them.