Veteran, Senior Issues Addressed – Jersey Shore Online

  BERKELEY – The governing body examined some issues that are affecting seniors and veterans in the area during the most recent Township Council meeting.

  They passed a resolution that supports S-2559 and A-3705. This is the State Senate and Assembly versions of the same bill. The bill, if passed, would reimburse towns for the tax cuts they give disabled veterans.

  State law prohibits charging property tax to 100% disabled veterans. In a town with a large population of seniors, such as Berkeley, this means that there are a lot of homes that can’t be taxed. Officials have long supported this state law, but want the state to reimburse them for the amount of tax revenue that has to be made up from other property owners.

  This bill…