I’m pleased to introduce legislation this month to the Laurel City Council to update the City’s Elderly & Veteran Property Tax Credit ->

The City’s existing Elderly & Veteran Tax Credit, first adopted in 2020, provides a 20% credit against the City property taxes for qualifying residents. General qualification are: (a) age 65+ and/or a veteran, and (b) lived in the residence for 10+ years.

The catch is that the credit was only available for 5 years, after which a resident could no longer apply for it. This was due to a constraint in the enabling legislation passed at the State of Maryland level.

Thankfully, Maryland later lifted the 5-year limit in 2022, but our residents can’t experience that benefit until we pass legislation at the City level too.

So I’ve introduced Ordinance 2040 to accomplish this, a copy of which can be found in the City Council Meeting packets available from the City’s Agenda page (and a direct link to the Mar 24 meeting packet here).

I’m thankful for support shared by fellow members of Council and hopeful for its passage, but do feel free to share your support with Council and/or send me any questions.

And looking forward to the help it can provide elderly residents in our community to age-in-place and and to thank veterans for their service.