The Board of Water Commissioners, in partnership with the Council on Aging & Human Services, has instituted a new water fee waiver program beginning on July 1. Any Lincoln homeowner who meets certain following criteria will be given an annual 100% water base rate waiver or reimbursement. This benefit applies to condo owners even if the water bill is included in the condo fee.
To qualify, the water bill must be for a property that is owner occupied and the owner’s primary residence, and not an irrigation account or in the range of Tier 3 usage (more than 40,000 gallons per quarter.) The homeowner must also be receiving a senior circuit-breaker tax credit on state income taxes, or any one of the following town-administered property tax exemptions:
- Veteran (Exemptions 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E, 8A)
- Blind (Exemption 37A)
- Elderly (Exemption 17E) — income limit: none; asset limit: $45,183 for a household of two (HH2)
- Elderly (Exemption 41D) — income limit: $35,050 for HH2; asset limit: $64,256 for HH2
- Community Preservation Act Exemption — income limit: $112,160 for HH2 aged 60+ or $89,728 for HH2 under aged 60; asset limit: none
For more information or to receive this waiver/reimbursement, contact Abigail at the COA&HS (781-259-8811, butta@lincolntown.org). Residents who qualify do not need to file an application or complete additional paperwork to receive the benefit. The Assessor’s Department will share when an address receives a qualifying property tax exemption.
Residents receiving the senior circuit breaker tax credit or those who believe they qualify for the Community Preservation Act Exemption should contact Abigail. Once eligibility is confirmed, the COA&HS will contact the Water Department directly and the waiver will be applied to the resident’s account.
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