Greg Winkler ANDERSON — It has been a record year for new home construction in the city of Anderson, surpassing $8.6 million in value, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Anderson City Council on Thursday approved four requested 3-year residential tax abatements, which brought the year’s total to 30. The council also gave final approval to an ordinance that extends the residential tax abatement through 2021. Karen Soetenga of the Anderson Economic Development Department said that once the abatements are retired after three years, the four properties will generate $250,000 in property taxes. The ordinance provides a three-year property tax abatement unless the new construction takes place in a neighborhood where the majority of the housing stock was prior to 1980.