File #: LM-2024-0580    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 9/19/2024 In control: Board of Alders
On agenda: Final action: 11/18/2024
Title: ORDER CONCERNING BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ACADEMY REQUESTING TAX ASSISTANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 804 STATE ST.
Attachments: 1. Booker T Washington Tax Bill, 2. Booker T. Washington School Request

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ORDER CONCERNING BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ACADEMY REQUESTING TAX ASSISTANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 804 STATE ST.

 

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WHEREAS: The Booker T. Washington Academy is a Charter School with over 500 New Haven students; and

 

WHEREAS: Booker T. Washington leases a building from Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church located at 804 State Street, New Haven; and

 

WHEREAS: The property located at 804 State Street provides income to the Saint Stanislaw Church and is subject to New Haven Property Taxes; and

 

WHEREAS: The agreement between Saint Stanislaus Church and Booker T. Washington Academy is that the Academy is responsible for paying the City of New Haven Property Taxes; and

 

WHEREAS: It is a financial hardship for the Booker T. Washington Academy to pay these taxes.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED that the taxes on account number 458446 for Grand List 2023 be reduced by half and that the remaining taxes of $88,541.53 be forgiven.