City and Borough of Wrangell AK : First -Time Senior Citizen/Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL

Notice to Senior Citizens and Disabled Veterans

FIRST-TIME SENIOR CITIZEN & DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS will be accepted at Wrangell City Hall - P.O. Box 531, Wrangell, AK 99929, until 5:00p.m. March 1, 2018. A drop box is available after hours. Applications mailed must be postmarked by March 1, 2018. These forms are also available on our website: http://www.wrangell.com.

First-time Senior Citizen applicants will be required to provide proof of age in the form of a Birth Certificate or US Passport. You must be 65 years old or older as of January 1, 2018 to qualify.

First-time Disabled Veteran applicants will be required to provide proof of 50% or more disability.

The requirement to reapply for Senior Citizen & Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemptions is still pending the Borough Assembly approval of Ordinance 938 on February 6, 2018. If you have already received an exemption for 2017, please wait until this date to determine if you need to reapply.

THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION DOES NOT PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY.

Lee Burgess

Finance Director

City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska