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Council debates raising elderly/disabled tax‑relief limits as veterans’ exemptions drive rising costs
Summary
Council members discussed raising income and net‑worth thresholds for elderly and disabled real‑estate tax relief, citing a fixed $56,150 top threshold (unchanged since 2017), rising numbers of veterans claiming full exemptions, and the fiscal trade-offs of expanding relief.
Manassas City Council members on April 7 debated whether to raise eligibility limits for local elderly and disabled real‑estate tax relief, noting that veterans receive full exemptions under current rules and that veterans’ claims have grown in recent years.
A presenter at the meeting said the city’s income cap for the higher‑tier relief has not been raised since 2017 and is currently $56,150. He said the city has seen growth in the number of veterans receiving relief and in the total…
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