Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Cry Me a River

Holcim is suing the City of Hudson, and tonight, at the end of its meeting, the Legal Committee of the Common Council went into executive session to discuss strategy. But before that happened,  Common Council President Don Moore revealed the nature of the lawsuit and his opinion of it. Holcim wants the property tax on its holdings in Hudson to be reduced from the $95,000 a year currently paid to zero. Holcim contends that the corporation is realizing no profit from the activity now going on at the dock and therefore should not have to pay any property tax. Moore's opinion of the situation (paraphrased by Gossips): "If you're not making money shipping gravel from the dock, stop doing it." 
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    My business isn't making any money, either. Do I get a property tax exemption?

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  2. AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    Holcim is incredibly arrogant to sue the City over taxes while it is hoping to get its way on our waterfront. The company must figure that it has our local government in its back pocket.

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  3. VincentJune 30, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    Is it possible a city could actually enjoy playing the role of "victim" ?

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  4. MandaJune 30, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    If they're losing so much money, why did they pave the causeway?

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