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IDA gives nod to tax deal for new brewery
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:29pm

The board approved an inducement resolution for a tax abatement agreement for a new Davidson Brothers brewery in Queensbury. The owners of the Glens Falls business were seeking a basic payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the brewery they’ve proposed at 1043 Route 9 in Queensbury, where Sports Zone and Replay Sports are located now. A standard PILOT agreement through the IDA would provide a 100 percent tax exemption for any improvements made to the property for the first five years and a 50 percent exemption on improvements for the final five years. Read More

Concerns raised about property tax revaluations
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:31pm

State and local officials have pushed in recent years to breathe new economic life into New Jersey's urban hubs. But planned property tax revaluations in the state's two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City, could raise new questions for commercial real estate. Read More

A Property-Tax Push to Fight Crime
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:05pm

Three Oregon counties are presenting residents with what county leaders say is a stark choice: Vote for higher property taxes or face rising crime. Josephine, Curry and Lane counties will ask voters Tuesday to pass special law-enforcement levies. Read More

Oakland County vows to take fight real estate tranfer tax fight to Supreme Court
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:08pm

Oakland County is vowing to take its fight against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to get millions in real estate transfer taxes from the mortgage giants. Read More

Starr County Judge says he won’t pay property taxes
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:10pm

The ad was placed in Periodico Enlace by Basilio D. Villarreal Jr, board president of the Rio Grande City CISD. Read More