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Commissioners back letters asking state to boost funding for disabled-veteran property tax reimbursements
Summary
El Paso County's Commissioners Court on May 5 approved sending letters to state legislative committee chairs asking for a larger appropriation to the Comptroller’s disabled veteran payment assistance program after staff said House and Senate budget proposals differ sharply.
El Paso County Commissioners on May 5 directed staff to send letters to state lawmakers urging greater appropriations for the Comptroller’s disabled veteran payment assistance program, which reimburses local governments for property tax exemptions granted to disabled veterans and surviving spouses.
Melissa Carrillo of County Operations explained staff had been working with state delegation offices and flagged a discrepancy between the House and Senate…
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