This article shall be known and may be cited
as the “Ordinance Concerning Property Tax Relief for Certain
Elderly Homeowners.”
This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions
of Public Act No. 06-176 of the State of Connecticut.
The Town Council of the Town of Mansfield finds
that it is fair and equitable and in the best interests of the Town
of Mansfield to provide property tax relief to certain eligible elderly
homeowners as permitted by state law. Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority granted to municipalities by Public Act No. 06-176, the Town of Mansfield seeks to improve the quality of
life for its senior residents and encourage continued residence and
property ownership in the Town of Mansfield by establishing this Ordinance
Concerning Property Tax Relief for Certain Elderly Homeowners.
Whenever used, the singular number shall include
the plural, the plural the singular, and the use of either gender
shall include both genders.