Disabled veteran urges Luzerne County Council to pass property tax exemption

Disabled veteran urges Luzerne County Council to pass property tax exemption

Visibly distraught, Wilkes-Barre resident Anthony Hall urged Luzerne County Council to expand a real estate property tax exemption program for honorably discharged military veterans permanently disabled in the line of duty. The exemption is currently available only to veterans disabled during a period of war, but several other neighboring counties have expanded their programs to include non-wartime veterans. Hall told council he has rods in his …