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Commissioners direct staff to model lowering senior tax‑credit ages, consider sunsetting a low‑use credit
Summary
After a detailed staff briefing on three senior property tax credits, commissioners asked staff to analyze fiscal impacts of lowering age eligibility to 65 for two credits and to consider sunsetting the least‑used 65/10 credit; staff will return with numbers for budget planning.
County legal staff presented an overview of three senior property tax credits and sought direction from the commissioners on potential amendments and codification.
Deputy County Attorney John Sterlinghauser summarized the programs: a county match to the Maryland homeowners property tax credit (county supplement for applicants the state determines eligible), the county’s senior cap tax credit (which…
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