District counsel briefed the Committee of the Whole on a request to exonerate outstanding 2024 property taxes for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran.

Attorney Wachter (district counsel) said family members contacted County Councilman Rob Copeland about the property owned by Carol Ford, whose late husband Douglas Ford was a disabled Vietnam veteran. The family has applied for and received the 2025 disabled-veterans property-tax exemption going forward, but $1,388.65 remained outstanding for 2024 plus penalties and fees. Counsel said the county is awaiting the district’s action and requested that the district exonerate the 2024 charges.

Wachter noted the district typically does not recommend tax exonerations requested by taxpayers but that the office was making an exception because the homeowner is eligible for the exemption going forward. The board did not vote; counsel said staff would place the exoneration request on the next regular meeting agenda for formal action and would notify the county.