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Committee debates scope of disabled‑veteran property‑tax exemptions and proposes writing to state representatives
Summary
Members reviewed a recent spike in disabled‑veteran property‑tax exemptions (about $1.38 million in assessed value cited for 2025), discussed the fiscal impact concentrated in Greenwich, and recommended drafting a professional letter to state and federal representatives to seek offset or policy support.
Committee members reviewed current counts and the assessed-value impact of disabled‑veteran property‑tax exemptions and discussed whether the state or federal government should provide offsets to towns that bear concentrated costs.
Jen Carelli, the assessor, reported that according to a list she pulled the previous day there were a small number of recently granted exemptions beyond the five-year corridor and that the committee’s 2025 total exemption assessed value was about $1.38 million. Committee members said the burden is concentrated in Greenwich Township and proposed drafting a professional letter to state legislators and the governor asking for relief or a funding solution.
Members discussed that similar legislation has previously been proposed at the state level but had not advanced; a committee member said a bill had been introduced in the past but had not moved forward. The committee agreed staff could draft a letter for review and that the township attorney would help finalize any professional correspondence before sending it to representatives.
No formal resolution to pursue litigation or state legislation was adopted at the meeting; the committee’s direction was to draft and review a letter and to ask Jen and other stakeholders to assist in outreach to county and state officials.
