File #: LM-2022-0267    Version: Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 5/13/2022 In control: City Clerk
On agenda: Final action:
Title: ORDER CONCERNING BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ACADEMY REQUESTING TAX ASSISTANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 804 STATE ST. NEW HAVEN, CT 06511.
Attachments: 1. FW_ Booker T. Washington request for tax abatement will also be a communication, 2. LM-2022-0267

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ORDER CONCERNING BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ACADEMY REQUESTING TAX ASSISTANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 804 STATE ST. NEW HAVEN, CT 06511.

 

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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 Stanislaw 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 Stanislaw 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 THERFORE BE IT ORDERED that the taxes, account number 458446, for Grand List 2021 be reduced in half and the new tax amount be $100,557.88.