New Haven committee forgives half of interest on local salon owner’s delinquent tax bill; two other petitions passed over or withdrawn

The City of New Haven Tax and Payment Committee voted to forgive half of the accrued interest on property taxes for petitioner Thomas Angelini after hearing testimony that the tax bills had been sent to an incorrect address.

The action came during a committee meeting in which three petitions for tax relief were on the agenda: a petition from the Daughters of Isabella (item 1) that the committee passed over, a second petition from Sherry Redfern (item 2) that staff said had been withdrawn because a mortgage company paid the taxes, and a third petition from Thomas Angelini (item 3) asking for relief from interest on delinquent taxes for a business he operates at 607 Chapel Street.

The committee’s vote on Angelini’s petition followed extended discussion about whether the petitioner bore responsibility for four years of unpaid taxes after he said he did not receive bills because the street name on mailed statements was misspelled. Angelini told the committee, “I…