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Vigo County council reviews Saturn Petcare tax abatement after missed filings
Summary
County assessor reported Saturn Petcare failed to timely file a personal property return in 2024, triggering a tax bill based on a $5 million administrative assessment; council members discussed options including collection of fees, rescinding the abatement or negotiated settlement and asked staff to follow up.
Kevin Gardner, Vigo County assessor, told the County Council that Saturn Petcare did not file a 2024 personal property return after receiving a 10-year tax abatement, prompting the assessor's office to initiate a Form 113 and set an administrative value.
“We set it at 5,000,000,” Gardner said, describing the office’s initial assessment. That assessment led to a tax bill totaling $122,001.84; Gardner said Saturn paid $59,615 and the remaining balance was $62,005.6950 as of his report.
Gardner said Saturn later filed a 2025 return that matched the CF-1 used to grant the abatement,…
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