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Chicopee council debates voluntary PILOT for nonprofits; sponsor withdraws item after public concerns
Summary
Councilor Castello introduced a proposal to study a voluntary payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) pilot for nonprofits. After extended public comment from nonprofit leaders and councilors about potential impacts on service providers, the sponsor withdrew the item.
Councilors on April 1 discussed a proposed voluntary payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) pilot aimed at certain nonprofits operating in Chicopee. Councilor V. Castello introduced the item and asked that the finance committee review municipal approaches used elsewhere, including a Holyoke pilot. Several councilors and nonprofit leaders raised concerns about the practical impact on…
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