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Council questions scope of tax refund for 545 South Fulton Ave. after assessor report
Summary
Members asked whether a proposed refund for Hudson Reddish LLC covers city, county and school taxes and requested the assessor clarify the city's portion before the matter appears on the agenda.
Mount Vernon councilors on Sept. 8 asked the assessor's office to clarify a proposed tax refund for Hudson Reddish LLC at 545 South Fulton Ave., noting the referral language and calculation appeared inconsistent about whether school taxes were included.
Councilman Box Veil introduced the referral, saying it was "due to an error in essential facts under our PTO section 5 5 0" for Section 16940, Block 4088, Lot 8. The referral heading and the letter's bottom line appeared to list different payees and amounts. A council member asked, "But didn't we pay out to school? So shouldn't they, give that refund?" and raised whether the school share should be handled differently.
A staff member said the assessor was asked to determine what the city would pay back and that the title heading may be wrong. An official explained that the assessor had been asked to compute the city's portion; council asked that the referral breakdown be corrected so the city portion is explicit.
Why it matters: Refunds tied to tax-assessment errors affect city, county and school fund distributions; council members sought clarity on which taxing authorities would be reimbursed by the city portion.
Next steps: The assessor's office will return a corrected referral that disaggregates the city, county and school amounts and identifies which jurisdictions will receive refunds; the referral title will be updated to reflect the corrected breakdown.
