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Capping the taxes is a wonderful thing to do for the seniors. Take it one step further, and at age 65, seniors would no longer get a bill from the city for sewer, garbage or recycling.
 

ANON 1:23

GETTING CARRIED AWAY BY PILING ON FREEBIES WILL QUICKLY KILL THIS WONDERFUL IDEA FOR OUR SENIORS. JUST THE TAX CAP BENEFIT IS A TRULY FASCINATING IDEA!

YOU ARE ALWAYS THINKING HAMERLINCK!
GOOD JOB!
 

The fees should be exempt for seniors as for some owner occupied lower priced homes have city fees that amount to more than the property taxes, so the city bills are an important consideration.
 

I like this idea but have a question on eligibility. Is this benefit for life long residents of the city? Or would you set a restriction of a certain amount of years residency? I wouldn't think you would want this as an attraction for all seniors to come to Davenport to live out their golden years. I am thinking you would establish some kind of residency guidelines?
 

Possibly another thing to consider is when retired persons find it necessary to downsize because they can no longer take care of outside maintence and landscaping duties. Some move to condo's so a homeowners association takes care of things that they are unable to do. In that case, maybe it would be fair to rollback the condo taxes to the year when the senior reached age 65. (also I agree with the other poster about the number of years that a senior is a resident before they qualify. JLCS has already made us the homeless megaplex of the midwest - we only want to take care of those who have paid into the system over a large number of years - they deserve a break.)
 

I like the ideas everyone is coming up with here. I have spoken with the county and we believe we may be able to do this without making the tracking system too costly for them. The question is not if we can do it but rather how we can get it done.
 

Wait a minute here. I'm going to be 55 at the end of the year and thinking of retiring in January. What about me? I'll be retired, why do I have to wait 10 more years?
 

Another clown looking to spoil a great idea!
 

Alderman Van Fossen is way ahead of this deal, he just doesn' pay his property taxes.
 

What do you mean "spoil a great idea"? I will not be on any less of a "fixed income" as someone 65.
 

It is a great idea... but if we are going to participate in age discrimination we are going to need a better legal department.
 

Since I am rapidly approaching that age my initial thought is great!! However after carefully considering the conquences a move like this would have on my homeowner children, I much perfer that they can afford to live here than have the advantage of that benefit.