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Multiple speakers urge county action on Hechoka Retreat Center tax‑exemption and assessment dispute
Summary
Several speakers spoke during public comment asking Burke County to grant tax‑exempt status to Hechoka Retreat Center and to resolve a property assessment dispute they say has dragged on for years; speakers said the center provides equine therapy and housing services for vulnerable residents.
Several speakers used the public‑comment period Tuesday to urge county action on a disputed tax assessment and a request for county tax‑exempt status for Hechoka (also spelled Hochoka in some remarks) Retreat Center, a nonprofit that provides equine therapy and transitional housing services.
Kimberly Clark, identified in the meeting as the founder of Healing with Horses and associated with Hechoka, said the organization is a federal 501(c)(3) and asked the county to grant matching county…
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