City Council is scheduled to introduce an ordinance next week that would establish an abandoned property list in attempt to help spur rehabilitation of the properties.
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Category Archives: City Council
Council considers restricting smoke shops
City Council will consider an ordinance to limit smoke shops, tobacco stores, hookah lounges and cigar bars within commercial districts.
Tax appeal settlement tops $265k over 8 years
City Council approved a tax appeal settlement with a New Brunswick Avenue industrial property, adding another two years to an appeal covering nearly the last decade and totaling more than a quarter-million dollars.
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Railroad underpasses in need of attention
The condition and maintenance of local railroad underpasses was brought to the attention of City Council last week.
Tax appeal settled on hotel, commercial space
A multi-year tax appeal settled for the commercial and hotel space at Carriage City Plaza yielded a combined refund of $85,000, a reduction of about 12.5 percent of its tax bill over the four disputed years.
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Center Circle project files for water permit
A 219-unit development planned for Main Street has filed an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for a water main extension application, with consent from City Council.
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St. Georges Ave. auto center settles tax appeal
A St. Georges Avenue auto center won a tax appeal that slashed more than a quarter off its property tax bill for last year.
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Council to officially change name of SID
City Council introduced an ordinance last week to officially change the name of the downtown Special Improvement District (SID).