ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York lawmakers approved a 100% property and school tax exemption for veterans who are permanently and totally disabled as part of this year’s state budget, but local municipalities and school districts have to opt-in, and many are still deciding whether to do so.
“These are veterans whose disabilities are so severe and specific to their capacity to work, they can’t work so this is all they have is their disability,” explains Nick Stefanovic, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and director of Monroe County Veteran Services.
Each municipality must decide whether to offer the exemption. Monroe County has already opted-in, the towns of Irondequoit, Pittsford and Greece have also said yes. The Greece town supervisor estimates the exemption will help between 300 and 350 disabled veterans in his town.
Most other local counties and towns have yet to decide whether to offer the exemption. “The famous quote that I’m getting, “we haven’t looked at it yet,”” Stefanovic says.
“It’s stuff like this, that means something…are you willing to put your money where your mouth is? There are some towns I’m shocked by, that they are still saying we just haven’t looked at this yet because those are the towns that want to call us out once every couple months to go on the front steps of their town to talk about how great the veterans are in their town, great here’s a massive opportunity for you to show that,” Stefanovic says.
A handful of town supervisors told News10NBC they are still working to figure out how many veteran homeowners would qualify and what the cost would be.
“They’re not going to lose any revenue from it, what this exemption does, is it shifts the levy, so the taxpayers are going to pay a little bit more,” Stefanovic explains.
The counties and towns have until late February to decide whether to opt in so veterans can get the property exemption on their 2028 tax bill. Most school districts have not even considered the exemption yet.
For more information about the exemption and what you need to do to qualify, click here.
News10NBC surveyed all our local counties, towns, and school districts to see where they stand on the exemption. Here’s what those who responded told us:
Monroe County – Voted to opt-in to the program to offer the exemption
Orleans County – Collecting data, considering it
Ontario County – Collecting data, considering it
Steuben County – Preliminary discussion held in October, and a local aw will be presented in November for consideration.
Town of Arcadia – No decision reached yet. Public hearing held during last board meeting and board is taking the information into consideration.
Town of Canandaigua – Town Board has not yet voted on exemption. While preliminary discussions have occurred, they are still putting together a more accurate analysis of the potential financial impact before a decision is made.
Town of Chili – Holding a public hearing on the exemption in December. Adoption will be dependent on the feedback gained during that hearing. Supervisors’ hopeful that community will support the exemption and support disabled veterans.
Town of Farmington – Has not discussed in full the new tax exemption, Town Supervisor says he would like more data to see what the number qualified would be and personally would rather raise the exemption amount for all Veterans.
Town of Gates – Have not yet discussed it.
Town of Greece – Voted to Opt-in this month. For more information, click here.
Town of Hamlin – Assessor is going to brief the Board at next meeting and then it will discuss and decide at a future meeting.
Town of Henrietta – Public hearing scheduled for November 5th.
Town of Irondequoit – Will offer exemption to veterans who qualify.
Town of Ogden – Will discuss at next board meeting and likely hold a public hearing to move forward on exemption.
Town of Penfield – Reviewing information provided by the state regarding the expanded exemption and will consider it for a future vote.
Town of Perinton – To be discussed at next town board meeting, likely to schedule a public hearing.
Town of Pittsford – Voted to opt-in this month.
Town of West Bloomfield – Supports the exemption, will soon vote on a resolution.
Village of East Rochester – Plan to discuss the matter at the next monthly business meeting on November 12th.
Avon Schools – “We are currently researching this matter and assessing the potential impact for all taxpayers. The legislation establishing this newest exemption has undergone several revisions, including a change from a statewide requirement to a local option. We are reviewing the current provisions and their potential impact for eligible veterans and implications on the broader tax base and doing our research to support an informed Board of Education discussion. We are taking a thoughtful approach. Here at Avon, we value the service and sacrifices of our local veterans. For example, Avon adopted an applicable Veterans’ Exemption in 2016. Further, we have a strong history of recognizing veterans through our school programming, including our 5K for Veterans to be held on 10/24 at 10 A.M”.
Brighton Schools – “Brighton Central School District regularly reviews these state tax policy proposals, and the Board of Education has not voted on this exemption.”
Churchville-Chili Schools – “The Churchville-Chili Board of Education reviewed preliminary information on the state’s new property tax exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans in September. After discussion, the Board decided not to make changes to the district’s exemptions at this time. A key consideration was that the new exemption does not include an income-based eligibility limit. The Board focuses its exemption decisions on providing tax relief based on income. For the 2026-27 school year, the Board approved increases to income limits for two existing exemptions: the senior citizen exemption (Real Property Tax Law Section 467) and the exemption for persons with disabilities (Section 459-c). Under the new schedule, eligible homeowners with incomes below $50,000 receive the maximum 50% exemption, an increase from the previous threshold of $29,000. Partial exemptions on a sliding scale now extend to incomes up to $58,399, up from $37,399.”
Livonia Central Schools – “At this time, the Livonia Central School District has not opted into the new property tax exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans. Historically, our Board of Education has generally followed the lead of our local municipalities when considering property tax exemptions. Neither Livingston County nor the Town of Livonia has opted into this particular exemption at this time, and the matter is not currently scheduled for Board consideration. That said, the District does offer several existing property tax exemptions for veterans, including the Alternative Veterans Exemption for wartime service, combat service, and service-connected disabilities, as well as exemptions for Cold War veterans.”
Phelps-Clifton Springs Schools – “At this time, the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District has not adopted the Alternative Veterans Exemption. The district has recently received inquiries from local veterans’ organizations encouraging the Board of Education to consider the exemption, and the topic is being reviewed and discussed. At this time, however, no action has been taken by the Board to adopt the exemption.”
Gates-Chili Schools – “The Board of Education has not voted on this type of exemption, nor is it on any BOE agenda to be voted on at this time.”
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