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Mennonite Housing seeks $80,000 in fee waivers, sales tax exemption to strengthen Harvest Point Phase 2 application
Summary
Mennonite Housing representatives asked the commission for a commitment of $80,000 in fee waivers plus a sales-tax exemption tied to IRB issuance to improve scoring on Kansas Housing Resources Corporation applications for additional low-income senior units; commissioners discussed options but made no commitment that night.
Byron Adrian, a contractor who recently retired as president of Mennonite Housing, and Angie Mendoza, the nonprofit’s new president, asked the Newton City Commission to commit to up to $80,000 in fee waivers and a sales-tax exemption via industrial revenue bonds to support a Phase 2 application for Harvest Point, a low-income senior housing development.
"If we did get the commitment for both of those items that we'd have a very strong application and have a good chance of being able to move forward with Phase 2," Byron Adrian said, explaining that Kansas Housing Resources Corporation scoring gives 10 points for the fee-waiver commitment and 10 points for a sales-tax exemption; together those 20 points…
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