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Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center seeks property tax exemptions for two Pawtucket addresses; committee files communications, asks for documentation
Summary
The Pawtucket Finance Committee heard a presentation from the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center and filed communications on requests that two properties — 727 Central Avenue and 1202 Newport Avenue — be considered for nonprofit property tax exemptions, while asking the agency and city staff to provide documentation and to resolve any prorated tax liabilities.
The Pawtucket Finance Committee heard a request from the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center on a petition for tax-exempt status for two properties, including 727 Central Avenue and 1202 Newport Avenue, and filed the communications for further review.
The committee took up written communications from the advocacy center and from Robert W. Burns, the city’s tax assessor, about the exemption requests. The agency’s representative described the center’s services, said the organization is a 501(c)(3) in good standing and that roughly 85% of its revenue comes from federal sources, and said the location at 727 Central Avenue is being used for confidential, appointment-only counseling and case management rather than for…
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