Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 1/27/2020

CANADA

business owners appealing to BC Assessment on substantial property tax increases Vanderhoof Omineca Express Scott Sitter, assessor for the northern BC region, made a presentation to Vanderhoof businesses during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week.

ALABAMA

City Approves Tax Abatement For RTI Expansion WVSM Rainsville, Al. – The Rainsville City Council met in regular session on Monday, January 20, 2020. The Council approved a tax abatement for RTI ...

CALIFORNIA

Friday's Briefing: Charges against CoCo assessor will be dropped if he wins supe race ... East Bay Express A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge said Gus Kramer, the county assessor accused of workplace misconduct, would have his charges ...

FLORIDA

State economists weigh financial impacts of legislation Florida Politics (blog) Joe Gruters bill that would allow educational institutions greater latitude in tax abatement, would expand the latitude for them to partner with private ...

IDAHO

New owner of former Blackjewel mines misses first tax deadline KPVI News 6 Though companies must pay mineral production taxes, known as ad valorem taxes, every 18 months, Eagle Specialty Materials promised Campbell ...

ILLINOIS

Towns spending 33% of property taxes on pensions Chicago Daily Herald That's the case in Lombard, which collected more than $9.3 million in property taxes in 2018 while it contributed nearly $8.6 million toward pensions, ...

INDIANA

Officials file counterclaim to wind farm suit Journal Review ... claims the county attempted to kill the project by revoking a tax abatement and adopting ordinances as local opposition mounted against wind farms.

KANSAS

'Can I afford staying in Kansas?' Soaring property taxes prompt calls for state help Wichita Eagle When Mary Coffman and her husband moved to Overland Park from Oklahoma City in 2014, they found a comparable home – and expected their ...

MASSACHUSETTS

Gill, FirstLight settle five years' tax disputes The Recorder The terms of the settlement, which had been negotiated by the town Board of Assessors, were approved by a majority of Town Meeting voters on ...

OHIO

Nationwide Children's Hospital seeks Columbus tax break on for-profit subsidiary ThisWeek Community News The abatement would exempt the company from paying an estimated $1.3 million that would be owed annually to Columbus City Schools.

OREGON

Macy's Dept. Stores, Inc. v. Clackamas County Assessor Justia Law Macy's Dept. Stores, Inc. v. Clackamas County Assessor.

TEXAS

County approves reinvestment zone for Eastman Chemical Marshall News Messenger “This is a reinvestment zone that is required for any tax abatements, any requested maintenance… they will have to occur inside a reinvestment zone; ...

UTAH

Utah County officials approve referendum on controversial property tax increase Deseret News The budget's tax hike will raise property taxes about $7 a month on an average Utah County home with a value of $334,000. For a year, the same ...