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Committee agrees to waive half of second tax payment for Booker T. Washington Academy lease at Saint Stanislaus, requests statute review

5815665 · August 27, 2025
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The Tax Abatement Committee approved waiving 50% of the second tax payment for Booker T. Washington Academy, which rents space from Saint Stanislaus Church, and asked staff to review the underlying state statute and whether an ordinance change is needed for nonprofit-to-nonprofit leases.

The Tax Abatement Committee voted to waive 50% of the second tax payment for Booker T. Washington Academy, a nonprofit charter school that rents space from Saint Stanislaus Church, after the school's representatives described ongoing enrollment and financial challenges. Representatives said the school paid the first half of the tax bill, requested the second payment be waived to preserve funds for students, and noted the lease…

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