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Commission approves tax abatement for surviving spouse of 100% disabled veteran
Summary
Park County commissioners approved a tax-abatement request after staff said Department of Revenue records removed an exemption belonging to Patricia H. Russell, a surviving spouse of a 100% disabled veteran; staff said the county will correct the 2023 bill and she will not be billed in 2024.
Park County commissioners on Aug. 7 approved a tax-abatement request for Patricia H. Russell after staff said the Department of Revenue removed a surviving-spouse exemption in error.
The chair opened the action item and a staff member explained that Russell's late husband was a 100% disabled veteran, which qualified the property for a full exemption. The staff member said the property was billed $1,441.32 plus $65.91 in school millage after the veteran's name was removed from the deed and the exemption was flagged. "She got billed this last year for, $1,441.32 plus $65.91 for that 95 mills for the school," the staff member said, attributing the charge to a DOR record change.
The staff member told commissioners that under state law a surviving spouse remains eligible for the exemption and that Russell meets the income limit for continued exemption. After brief questions from commissioners, a committee member made a motion to approve the abatement; the commission voted in favor and the motion carried.
The staff member said the county will update the 2023 bill to reflect the exemption and that Russell should not receive a bill for 2024. The staff member also said they had discussed the situation with a Department of Revenue contact identified as Maureen.
The commission took no additional substantive votes tied to policy changes; the action was recorded as a one-off abatement to correct a DOR-record issue.
