Law offers tax relief to senior citizen property owners
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Colorado seniors may be eligible for a property tax exemption, and the application deadline of Monday, July 15, is fast approaching. In 2000, Colorado voters passed a Property Tax Exemption for Seniors (also known as Referendum A). This law provides that 50 percent of the first $200,000 of actual value for a qualifying senior citizen’s primary residence shall be exempt from property taxation. The State of Colorado pays the property taxes on the exempted value. To qualify for the exemption, the senior must: have reached age 65 as of January 1, 2019; have occupied the property
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Senior Property Tax Exemption applications due July 15
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Colorado seniors may be eligible for a property tax exemption, and the application deadline of Monday, July 15, is fast approaching. In 2000, Colorado voters passed a Property Tax Exemption for Seniors (also known as Referendum A). This law provides that 50 percent of the first $200,000 of actual value for a qualifying senior citizen’s primary residence shall be exempt from property taxation. The State of Colorado pays the property taxes on the exempted value. To qualify for the exemption, the senior must: have reached age 65 as of January 1, 2019; have occupied the property
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Bak named new Garfield County veterans service officer
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County has named Greg Bak, a U.S. Navy veteran, as its new Veterans Service Officer (VSO), and he will take the helm on Jan. 1. He’s replacing longtime VSO Joe Carpenter, who is retiring after roughly 17 years at the post. Bak, who is an emergency medical technician and firefighter at Colorado River Fire Rescue, said he wanted to do more for his fellow veterans. Coincidentally, he had spoken of such just prior to seeing that the VSO position was available. “I was having a discussion with my wife about how I felt like I
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