File #: 138-25    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 3/6/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/11/2025 Final action: 3/11/2025
Title: Order: The Finance Committee will meet with City Assessor Nate Cramer to discuss the feasibility of accepting the provisions of the HERO Act, M.G.L. c. 178 s. 23 Acts of 2024 for the benefit of increasing local flexibility for Veterans' property tax exemptions and enabling the city to double exemptions through local options and linking the annual property tax abatement to inflation.
Sponsors: Craig Spadafora, Stephen Winslow
Attachments: 1. DLS Bulletin 2024-5, 2. Final Act 138-25 Hero Act

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Order: The Finance Committee will meet with City Assessor Nate Cramer to discuss the feasibility of accepting the provisions of the HERO Act, M.G.L. c. 178 s. 23 Acts of 2024 for the benefit of increasing local flexibility for Veterans’ property tax exemptions and enabling the city to double exemptions through local options and linking the annual property tax abatement to inflation.