In response to the letter “Leaders must act on property tax relief” (April 2, TribLIVE): Hempfield residents will be happy to hear that at our last public township meeting, I requested our solicitor to prepare the appropriate legislation to abate (eliminate) the property tax late payment penalty of 10% until the end of the year. The Hempfield supervisors will consider this action at the April 27 public meeting.
Currently, property owners can pay their taxes at a 2% discount until April 30 and at face value until June 30, with the 10% penalty beginning July 1.
We are all in this together, and we all need to do our part to overcome the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
R. Douglas Weimer
Hempfield
The writer is a Hempfield Township supervisor.