Should NJ expand its veterans property tax break? Voters will decide Tuesday

[Elderberry]

American Military News by David Levinsky 11/4/2019

Voters across New Jersey will decide Tuesday whether to extend a $250 property tax break to veterans living in nursing homes or assisted living communities.

An amendment to change the state constitution to extend the tax deduction to those veterans is the lone state question on the general election ballot.

Currently veterans who served in times of war, armed conflict or emergency are eligible for the tax break on their homes or other property. But those eligible vets who live in so-called continuing care retirement communities do not qualify, even though many of them are required to pay fees to the retirement community to help cover the facility’s property taxes.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/11/should-nj-expand-its-veterans-property-tax-break-voters-will-decide-tuesday/

[Gefn]

Important issue. Sadly, it’s going to be a very low turn out. I wish this was on next spring’s ballot, which would have been the primary. Since NJ is blue, people would actually come in and vote.

Today’s ballot is school boards and I think that is a snooze fest for most, especially if you don’t have children or have an empty nest.