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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry I checked on this here in Port Saint Lucie and after the paper work I would save about twenty dollars a year. Ron Van Gelderen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>JD Townsend via NFBF-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 12:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List' <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> 1587@BELLSOUTH.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-L] Property Tax Exemption<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It appears that blind folks who own their homes in Volusia County, and perhaps other counties, are exempt from paying property taxes. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> See <a href="https://vcpa.vcgov.org/exemption/disability#gsc.tab=0">https://vcpa.vcgov.org/exemption/disability#gsc.tab=0</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a blind person, this exemption looks very nice. As a blind NFB member, the exemption feels like a special privilege that sets us apart as a needy group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How do other members feel?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>JD Townsend<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Helping the light dependent to see<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>