Town Board set hearing on proposed exemption for seriously disabled veterans

Cortlandt’s Town Board voted on September 15 to schedule an October 20 public hearing on a proposed property-tax exemption for veterans with a permanent and total disability resulting from military service. Resolution 227-26 records the decision to hold a hearing on a local law; it is not an enactment of the exemption. [p. 14]

The adopted hearing-call resolution describes the proposal’s potential reach by quoting a state-law provision covering a seriously disabled veteran’s primary residence. Its quoted language would make that residence “fully exempt from taxation and special district charges, assessments and special ad valorem levies”. [p. 14]

The resolution expressly limits eligibility to veterans who meet all requirements of Real Property Tax Law Section 458-a(11). It does not say that every veteran or every property owned by a veteran would qualify. [p. 14]

The written decision states: “NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town schedules a Public Hearing for October 20, 2026 on a Local Law for an exemption for veterans with a permanent and total disability as a result of military service pursuant to RPTL Section 458-a(11).” This account describes that September hearing-call decision, rather than the outcome of the later hearing. [p. 14]