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Council rejects tax-abatement request for 1355 East Main; debate centers on land use and precedent
Summary
The council unanimously opposed a tax-abatement application for a self-storage redevelopment on East Main that staff recommended for presentation under the city’s tax-incentive policy; members said the site is prime retail property and raised concerns about precedent and timing.
The Torrington City Council on Aug. 18 voted unanimously to deny a tax-abatement request from 1355 East Main Street LLC for property at 44 Battelle Street (referred to in the materials as 1355 East Main Street LLC). The motion to approve the abatement failed; the chair called the final tally as “unanimously opposed.”
Economic development staff presented the application and said the property qualified to be presented to council under sections of the city’s tax-incentive policy, including categories tied to revitalizing underused or abandoned properties and a classification…
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