tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post930958658767741173..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: About the Elks Club and Tax Exempt PropertiesCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-66016303616064561542017-02-07T20:12:42.092-05:002017-02-07T20:12:42.092-05:00Going by the R-S story, some matters are at the di...Going by the R-S story, some matters are at the discretion of the assessor, such as whether or not to seek last year's taxes from the previously exempted Elks Club. <br /><br />According to the R-S story, the City is only barred from collecting 2015's taxes, which must make last year's uncollected $14,000 (the total according to the story) a gift from the City. unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-21988798622878173752017-02-07T16:33:54.607-05:002017-02-07T16:33:54.607-05:00The assessor makes the determination about tax exe...The assessor makes the determination about tax exemption, but it's not done arbitrarily. There are requirements to be met to get an exemption.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-24661523003321603602017-02-07T16:10:05.070-05:002017-02-07T16:10:05.070-05:00Does the Hudson common council have the power to d...Does the Hudson common council have the power to determine which properties are exempt from tax or is the power to change these exemptions found in the Columbia County Council? Perhaps at the state level?<br />raoul dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579749314920195945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-62117323071104526412017-02-07T14:35:52.735-05:002017-02-07T14:35:52.735-05:00Thanks Carole. So many questions. I recall once se...Thanks Carole. So many questions. I recall once seeing a list of NY towns/cities ranked by percentage of exempt properties and even then Hudson was ranked fairly high. It would also be interesting to know what criteria there are for receiving such "wholly exempt" stati (or is it holy exempt?). And what chunk of Hudson property is making "Payments In Lieu of Taxes," which is a partial exemption that nonetheless has significant impact on the tax rolls. Inquiring minds want to know. --pmPeter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627451247693034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-48177430006685940072017-02-07T12:33:58.253-05:002017-02-07T12:33:58.253-05:00A mail-order ordination looks more attractive by t...A mail-order ordination looks more attractive by the minute. (Together: Amen.)unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com