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Resident urges county to update senior property‑tax exemption
Summary
A Phillips Creek resident told the Allegany County Board that the county's senior ('old folks') property‑tax exemption—last adjusted in 2007 with an earlier 1987 baseline—has not kept pace with cost increases and should be reviewed and updated.
During public comment at the March 25 Allegany County Board of Legislators meeting, resident Nam Simon of Phillips Creek urged the board to update the county's senior property‑tax exemption formula.
Simon said the exemption originated in 1987 and was last adjusted in 2007; he reported the current exemption threshold is $19,500 and said consumer prices have risen since then. "To get by on 19,500 if that's all you're getting is pretty low," Simon said, adding that the county should inform assessors and towns if a change is considered.
Chairman W. Brook Harris asked staff to accept the comment and the clerk provided Mr. Simon with a copy of the 2008 local law referenced; the board said it would establish the matter as an agenda item for the appropriate committee to study the exemption and possible updates.
What's next: The clerk indicated the local law will be circulated and the item will be forwarded to the appropriate committee for consideration; no formal motion or change to the code was made at the meeting.
