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Council approves multiple tax deferrals and a tax‑exempt forgiveness request for 375 Whitney Ave.
Summary
The council approved a series of orders to defer collection or extend deadlines on motor vehicle and real property tax accounts and granted a request to forgive prior-year taxes for a property at 375 Whitney Avenue after the assessor restored its tax‑exempt status.
The New Haven City Council approved a package of orders on Monday that defer collection or extend payment deadlines on multiple motor vehicle and real property tax accounts and granted a request to forgive prior‑year property taxes for a property at 375 Whitney Avenue.
City staff read a series of account numbers and described orders affecting numerous taxpayers, noting that some items require short extensions to allow taxpayers to provide required documentation. The transcript lists multiple motor vehicle and property tax account numbers presented to the council for orders, including a request relating to Sherry Redfern and several others presented as a consent package.
Separately, the council discharged an item from the tax abatement committee concerning the Daughters of Isabella (Mary A. Brown) at 375 Whitney Avenue, account number 12593, and approved a request for tax forgiveness. The assessor’s office subsequently approved the property’s tax‑exempt status going forward, but because the exemption is effective only from July 1 forward the council was asked to forgive taxes charged for prior years when the property had been taxed during the period the exemption paperwork was not filed on time. A council member explained that the property had previously been tax‑exempt but missed the filing deadline after a personnel change and that the assessor has approved the exemption going forward.
Other tax orders were moved as part of consent and approved together. A staff speaker summarized the listed accounts and asked that the items be approved. The record includes multiple account numbers but does not list individual dollar amounts for each order in the transcribed excerpt; where a specific dollar figure was mentioned the audio was unclear in the transcript.
The council approved the discharge of the tax abatement committee and granted forgiveness for the 375 Whitney Avenue property; staff will apply the assessor’s determination to adjust prior liabilities as directed by the council. Several other orders deferring collection or extending deadlines were approved as consent items and will be handled by the tax collector’s office according to the council’s motions.
The council also asked that citizens and taxpayers needing assistance note the upcoming finance committee hearings on the mayor’s proposed budget, and staff signaled ongoing administrative work to process the approved tax items.
