LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Senior Property Tax Plan 'A Slap in the Face'

Resident David Gross says the plan doesn't make sense and plans to vote 'no.'

I am a retired Sudbury senior and long-time resident but I don’t qualify for the property tax reduction. I am well below the income limit but the value of my home is above the cutoff.   It makes no sense to me that to qualify for assistance to continue as a Sudbury resident I have to move to a less expensive home. Once I sell I will have to wait out the 10-year residency requirement. I may as well move to Hudson and benefit from the much lower tax rate there. Meanwhile, a young family moves into my former home, defeating the stated purpose of this legislation. On top of that, if I choose to stay put I will experience the burden (admittedly small) of helping other seniors stay in their homes as my property tax goes up because of this law. …

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