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Council continues review of tax exemption for disabled veterans; legal questions push item to work session
Summary
Council and speakers, including veterans and county officials, discussed extending county property‑tax exemption to non‑wartime 100% disabled veterans. Members signaled broad support but cited constitutional and statutory uncertainties and asked staff and legal counsel for further review.
Luzerne County Council discussed a proposal to extend a county property‑tax exemption to 100% service‑connected disabled veterans who served outside periods formally designated as wartime, but held off adopting a change because of legal questions about the state constitution and statutory authority.
Several veterans who spoke at the meeting described hardship linked to property taxes and urged council to act. Richard Wren, a former Luzerne County director of veterans affairs, told council the program in other Pennsylvania counties has been implemented with…
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