NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED AND FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH 100% SERVICE DISABILITY

The Carroll County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 11, 2011, in the Board Meeting Room of the Carroll County Governmental Center, at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practical, for the purpose of soliciting public comment pertaining to proposed amendments to the Carroll County Code Article VII, Sections 116-27 through 116-34, real estate tax relief for the elderly and disabled and a new provision to create an exemption to real estate taxes for veterans with a 100% service disability. Among other provisions, the proposed amendments would decrease the requirements by increasing the income limit from $23,000 to $26,000 necessary to qualify and the maximum tax relief from $150 to $250 for the elderly and disable and create a new real estate tax exemption for veterans with a 100% service disability.

A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the County Administrator’s Office. All members of the public are invited to attend and speak at the Public Hearing.