NORWICH – Public hearings regarding the proposed increase in the income guidelines for the Senior Property Tax Exemption and the proposed Disability Property Tax Exemption were held Tuesday night. Despite the fact that the city already voted in favor of the new income guidelines for the senior exemption, they decided to table the matter.

The Senior Property Tax Exemption has been available to city residents for decades, but because the income levels for the exemption have not been altered since 1994, every year as Social Security increases, more and more individuals are no longer eligible for the exemption.