Update on Timing, United Veterans Coalition and More:

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Today I've had some very welcome input from "those in the know" about a Gold Star Wives property tax
exemption efforts, and want to post it here.

First, neither United Veterans Coalition of Colorado nor Gold Star Wives is seeking action on such issues for 2021, and that's ideal because some groundwork is needed this year. There is no possibility of resolution until 2022 and more likely, not until 2023. There are many veterans issues on this year's schedule and it is vital to set priorities.

I'll continue efforts to contact UVC committee chairs about how they'd suggest moving forward. This kind of property tax relief is not on the list of UVC legislative objectives. UVC does have, however, the objective of legislation adding veterans with permanent and total individual "unemployability" (my thoughts) to the benefit. I like legislation rather than constitutional amendment, but certainly feel the priority should rest with action helping survivors as soon as politics and economics permit.

Here's UVC's state legislative objective. Note Item 7, which reads:

7. Support legislation to add ‘Individually Unemployable’ veterans (as defined by U.S.C.Title 38) to the Homestead Act property tax exemption