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St. Mary’s County delays change to disabled-veteran property tax credit pending state data
Summary
County commissioners were told state law limits who the county can include in a disability-based property tax credit and agreed to defer any change until Maryland Veterans Affairs provides county-level data on veterans’ disability ratings and income.
St. Mary’s County commissioners on March 9 deferred consideration of changes to a property tax credit for disabled veterans until county staff obtain county-specific data from Maryland Veterans Affairs.
The pause came after county budget staff reviewed the statute that defines eligibility and found limits on local discretion. “The statute defines a disabled veteran as one who has a permanent service-connected disability of at least 50%,” a staff member explained during the meeting, saying the law also prescribes a…
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