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Public and selectmen discuss local 2-acre veteran property tax exemption; board to add ordinance motion to Oct. 23 agenda
Summary
Town residents and the assessor urged the Hebron Board of Selectmen to consider adopting a local option to exempt up to 2 acres of land for veterans who are 100% permanently and totally disabled. The board requested ordinance language, scheduled public comment, and agreed to add a motion to the Oct. 23 agenda for further action.
Public commentators and board members discussed a local option to expand property-tax relief for veterans during public comment and a later agenda item at the Hebron Board of Selectmen meeting on Oct. 9.
Several residents, including veteran advocate Joseph Feta and veteran Jared Staten, urged the board to adopt a local two-acre exemption that would allow veterans classified as 100% permanently and totally disabled to exempt up to two acres of land in addition to the dwelling exemption the state provides. “We’re only talking 21 people in the town,” resident Joseph Feta said during public comment, arguing the cost would not be prohibitive.
Assessor Suzanne told the board she prepared an impact…
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