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soil, he must sell small portions of his land in order to survive. You must not take that away from him,” he told the Commissioners, reporting that an 80-year-old woman in his district who owns 75 acres doesn’t have even enough money left to buy a Coke after paying her modest expenses for food and utilities and her ever climbing local tax bill.
To Mr. Miller, the supervisorelect asked: “What is the primary purpose of land use exemptions?”
That preferential assessment program which appraises qualifying farm and forest land at use value rather than fair market value is designed “to preserve agriculture and provide for a more equitable taxing system,” the Hampton District representative replied.
“Should we not then give our senior citizens some consideration?’Col. Bingham countered. “I’d like to see us give our senior citizens the! same advantages as we give the peo-L pie in land use.” ;
“How does that relate to the subdivision ordinance?” asked Mr.Miller.
Dr., Krebser pointed out that the old woman referred to by Col. Bingham can sell 50 acres without meeting any subdivision ordinance standards.
“She probably doesn’t want to sell 50 acres,” Col. Bingham replied, correcting the doctor’s use of the term “old woman” to “senior citizen.”
“So how would you suggest we change this ordinance to help that lady?” Dr. Krebser inquired, getting no answer from the supervisor-elect. “If you allow exemptions for people who are older than 65, how could you deny them to a 40-year-old? That would be just as discriminatory!”
With no further comments from the audience of seven, the Commissioners voted unanimously to forward the proposed ordinance.
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