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Officials consider raising senior tax-freeze income limit; motion withdrawn pending legal and numeric checks
Summary
County staff outlined a proposal to raise Wilson County's senior tax-freeze income threshold (examples cited: Williamson County at about $67,000) and estimated that raising the threshold to $60,000 could add roughly 25% more qualifying residents; the committee asked staff to draft a resolution and withdrew a motion pending confirmation of statutory limits and implementation details.
Nurse Miller (Speaker 13) and other staff reviewed the county’s senior tax-freeze program and asked the budget committee to consider raising the local income threshold so it better matches comparable counties.
"TCA allows for seniors 65 under a certain income level," Nurse Miller said, summarizing the state framework. Staff reported about 1,200 residents…
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