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Several callers urge Burke County to resolve tax-exemption dispute for Hechoka Retreat Center
Summary
Multiple speakers at the commissioners’ public-comment period asked the county to grant tax-exempt status or resolve property-assessment disputes for Hechoka (Healing with Horses) Retreat Center, a nonprofit that provides equine therapy and rehabilitative services.
During informal public comments on July 21, several speakers representing Hechoka (also referenced as Healing with Horses) urged the Board of Commissioners to grant county property tax exemption or otherwise resolve a valuation dispute the nonprofit says has prevented it from moving forward. Joseph Tate, a volunteer and board member, said Hechoka is a 501(c)(3) that provides equine therapy for…
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