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Tolland council advances changes to senior tax-relief program, sets Oct. 28 public hearing
Summary
The Tolland Town Council voted Oct. 14 to send amended language for Ordinance 60 (the towns senior and permanently disabled tax-relief program) to public hearing on Oct. 28 after debating higher starting benefits, an income cap increase and removal of a lien provision.
Tolland Town Council on Oct. 14 voted to send proposed changes to Ordinance 60, the towns tax-relief program for seniors and permanently disabled residents, to a public hearing on Oct. 28.
The council approved amended language that the motion sponsors summarized as increasing the programs initial annual benefit, raising the qualifying household income threshold and capping the program at 75% of a participants annual tax bill while removing a lien requirement. Council members said the intent is to boost take-up among eligible households without immediately exceeding the programs funding cap.
Supporters said modest design changes would make the program more meaningful to more households while keeping the towns long-term exposure manageable. Opponents and some councilors urged caution and more detailed modeling before larger increases.
Jason Lawrence, an assessor and staff member who prepared the…
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