WHAT IS THE SENIOR CITIZEN TAX WORKOFF PROGRAM?
The Senior Citizen Tax Workoff Program is a program of the Town of West Tisbury that offers seniors the opportunity to contribute up to 111 hours of service to the Town and receive up to a $750.00 reduction in real estate taxes. The pay rate is $6.75/hour, the Massachusetts minimum wage/ though participants will not earn paychecks. Instead, they will receive a voucher that can be submitted to the Tax Collector as evidence of the amount “earned,” which will then be deducted from the tax bill. WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS? Participants must be 60 or older as of July 1, 2003. They must be year-round West Tisbury tax-paying residents with property in West Tisbury and have a demonstrated financial hardship or need in order to have first priority for the program. Applicants who have some special skill of particular use to the Town will receive second priority. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED? Depending on the interests and/or experience of the participants, the work m
