Senior property tax deterrei dete neers
The O regon D e p artm ent of
R evenue
re m in d s
ta x p a y e rs
tains the account, and charges
$32,000 for the year before a p
six
the A A R P Foundation in co o p
in te re s t,
plication. Participants may re
w hich is also deferred. Taxes
m ain on either program as long
d o u b t
O re g o n
line fo r the
C itizen
are ow ed w hen the taxpayer re
as the ir federal adjusted gross
about
enue. This program is designed
P rop erty Tax D eferral P rogram
ceiving the deferral dies, sells
and the S e n io r C itizen P roperty
the property, ceases to live p e r
in co m e
does
not exceed
$32,000. If a participant’s in
a d v e r t is
ing for our
com e, lim ited E nglish proficien
Tax D eferral P rogram . A p p lic a
m a nen tly on the property, or
com e exceeds the $32,000 lim
S e n io r
cy and disabled taxp aye rs with
tions and info rm a tion are a v a il
the property changes ow n e r
ship.
it, part of the taxes still may be
C e n te r
d e fe rre d .
g e t s
the preparation of th e ir tax re
turn.
able by ca llin g the local cou nty
sim p le
By Karen Miller
th a t April 15 is the filing d e a d
D isabled
p e rc e n t
soniorifows
P a rtic ip a n ts
can
a s s e s s o r’s office.
Both de ferral program s allow
the property m ust be the ta x
com e in and out of the program
if their incom e changes.
q u a lifie d
d e fe r
p a ye r's principle residence and
In addition to m eeting the in
paym ent of th e ir p rope rty taxes
m ust have a deed or recorded
com e
on th e ir hom es. T h e state pays
sales contract. Total household
o w n e rs h ip
the taxes to the county, m a in
in c o m e
ta x p a y e rs
to
To qualify for eith er program ,
m u st
be
less
tha n
Council of Seniors is seeking
additional board members
The C olum bia C ounty C o u n
cil of S enio r C itizens Inc. (C C C -
SC Inc) is recruiting additional
volunteers to sit on th e ir pri
vate, non-p rofit B oard of D irec
tors.
C ou ncil P resident R ay G o d
sey is a ctive ly see king s o m e
one from in V ernonia. “ I w ould
be happy to ta lk w ith interested
ind ivid uals a n d /o r send out in
fo rm a tio n a l m aterials to p e o
ple,” G od sey said.
The C ouncil board m eets on
the s e c o n d F rid a y of ea ch
m onth at 1:00 p.m . at the C o
lu m b ia C o u n ty C o u rth o u s e .
T he next m e eting is M arch 14.
A m on g o th e r duties, the S e
nior C ouncil m anages C olC o
T ra n sp o rta tio n and the A rea
A gen cy on A ging in C olum bia
C ounty. C olC o T ransportation,
w hich has been in operation fo r
m ore than th irty years, provides
tra n s p o rta tio n to s e n io r c iti
zens, d isa b le d persons, school
children and the general public
in C olum bia C ounty.
A ccord ing to G odsey, re duc
tion of in-tow n rates, to $1.00
each way, has increased ride r
ship. “ In January, w e provided
116 trip s in V ernonia," he said.
T h e C ou ncil of S eniors also
p rovide s fina ncial assista nce to
c o u n ty S e n io r C enters to o p e r
ate the m e als-on -w he els pro
gram , M onday through Friday.
“T h e m eals are offered at a
suggested d o natio n fo r seniors
citizen s ove r age sixty, and we
h a ve b e e n a v e ra g in g 2 9 7
m e als p e r m onth in V e rn onia ,”
als” , he added. S enior C enter
cooks and C olC o drivers are
em ploye es of the C ouncil of
S eniors.
“The C ouncil expects to con
tin u e ... with the delivery of trans
portation, meals at senior cen
ters, hom e delivered meals and
other services to senior citizens
in our county," said Godsey.
For m ore inform ation about
the C ouncil of S eniors, visit the
C C C S C Inc. o ffic e at 27 7
S trand in St. Helens, or call E x
ecutive D irector Merri R eam er
at 503-397-4000.
it,
eration with the IRS and the
to
help
D e p a rtm e n t of R e v
m ost e ld e rly
lo w -in
S eam stresses: O u r yardage
tow n like
the wind; or rather with the help
of the wind. W e’d like to thank
sale continues through March 15.
Keep up w ith the latest news on
d is
the sw eet lady w ho literally ran
prescription drugs, S ocial S e
abled persons m ust be receiv
after our sandw ich board dow n
ing or be eligible to receive fed
the m iddle of B ridge Street,
curity and more. U pdated daily
by the staff of the A A R P B ul
eral Social S ecurity Disability
benefits to qualify for the Dis
w ho w ishes to rem ain unidenti
fied, to all those w ho w itnessed
letin
at
letin>
abled Citizen Property Tax De
the strange event.
lim itation and property
re q u ire m e n t,
ferral Program . S enior citizens
m ust be 62 years old or older
by
April 15 to qualify for the
S enior Citizen P roperty Tax D e
ferral Program .
For m ore inform ation, call
the D epartm ent of R evenue’s
Tax Services line at 503-378-
4988 or 1-800-356-4222. For
S pan ish, call 5 0 3 -9 4 5 -8 6 1 8 .
For TTY (hearing or speech im
paired only), call
1-800-886-
7204. The Spanish and TTY
num bers are answ ered by m a
chine only. A representative will
Free vision screening available
G o d s e y said. “V olunteers as-
*n9s are also available for area
s is t in d e liv e rin g m e a ls -o n -
schools, businesses and corn-
w h e e ls to h o m e b o u n d individu-
rnunity o rg a n iza tio n s through
.e vie a o f e v o m 9 i yifnofcj .eexco to 39po9 d h u o t b ounx n u n
o
a ro u n d
return the call.
M arch is N ational Save Your
Vision M onth, and to celebrate,
the P acific U niversity C ollege
of O p to m e try Vision C enters
are
p ro v id in g
fre e
v is io n
s c re e n in g s fo r c h ild re n and
adults of all ages. Free scre en
ings are available throughout
the m onth of M arch.
N orm al vision function is c rit
ical in th e d e v e lo p m e n t of
learning skills for infants and
c h ild re n .
S c re e n in g s
take
ab out 30 m inutes and provide
im p o rta n t in fo rm a tio n a b o u t
cla rity of vision, eye health and
eye coordination. These factors
are essential fo r good vision
and healthy eyes. S creenings
are e s p e c ia lly b e n e fic ia l fo r
yo u nge r children w hose learn
ing skills, such as reading and
w riting, and self-esteem in the
classroom , depend on good vi-
sion ar|d healthy eyes. Screen
N
P acific’s off-site screening pro
gram .
P a cific U n iv e rs ity ’s V ision
C e n te rs
o ffe r
w eekday,
evening and w eekend hours,
w ith
lo ca tio n s
th ro u g h o u t
g re a te r P ortland, includ ing
do w n to w n ,
s o u th e a s t
and
n o rth e a s t P ortland,
Forest
G rove and Cornelius.
For m ore inform ation, call
5 0 3 -3 5 2 -2 0 2 0
or
S teven
Fletcher at 503-352-2144.
G E R A L D RUSSELL
1920 - 2003
The Senior Center wish
es to express our sincere
sympathy to Etta Russell
and family on the passing
of Gerald Russell. Gerald
was a past Center President
and both he and Etta
served here faithfully in
years past.
His smile and laughter
will be
missed.
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S u rfin ’ S eniors on the W eb:
< w w w .a a rp .o rg /b u l
So, w hy did the reporter go
Ten of us went to the R ainier
to the ice cream parlor? To get
S enior C enter last M onday for
the scoop, of course. Now, to
the Five A rea luncheon. Read
get the sen ior scoop, com e on
o u r colum n for future trips.
in, jo in in ou r “fire sid e ch a ts”
M ark your calendar for the
and read us in The In d e p e n
second Friday of each month.
dent. Or, if you g raciou sly haul
W illo u g h b y
o u r board back, com e in and sit
a spell.
H e a ring
is
here
from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
C om e on in during that tim e or
call our office for an appoint
ment.
Call our office for inform ation
on Free Tax Help, a volunteer
program adm inistered through
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