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Melrose mayor urges committee to approve means‑tested senior property tax exemption
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Melrose Mayor Jennifer Gregoraitis told the Joint Committee on Revenue that House 3979 would let the city reestablish a means‑tested property tax exemption tied to the state senior circuit breaker credit; she said roughly 209 senior households have used the local exemption since FY2023.
Melrose Mayor Jennifer Gregoraitis told the Joint Committee on Revenue on the subject of House 3979 that the bill would authorize the city to reestablish a means‑tested property tax exemption for qualifying senior residents.
The measure would tie eligibility to receipt of the Massachusetts senior “circuit breaker” income tax credit, Gregoraitis said, and would codify a local program the Melrose City Council first adopted by home rule petition in March 2021 and…
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