The Coweta

County Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal Tuesday that could cut

taxes for senior citizens.

Resident Bill

Griggers has been collecting petitions for months from seniors who would

like to see the elimination of the school system's maintenance and operation

millage from their tax bills.

Griggers wants

residents 65 years and older to be totally exempt from paying the tax

up to $250,000 of the fair market value of their homes.

He further

proposes that exemptions would be limited to the home and five acres,

and no exemptions would be granted for taxes due to school bonds.

Currently,

Griggers said just over 2,000 seniors receive some sort of exemption from

school tax and 2,800 would receive exemptions under his proposal.

He estimates

it would cost $600,000 in tax revenue to the school system, but school

officials said it could cost up to $4 million.

Griggers said

he has talked to school officials about his proposal, but has gotten nowhere

and is asking the county to examine his proposal and give him feedback.

He also has

sent his facts and figures to state legislators to see if there is any

legislation that can be introduced to grant exemptions to the seniors.