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Council approves personal-property tax exemptions for several nonprofits; denies apartment portion of Strengthen Peers real-estate request
Summary
Harrisonburg City Council on June 24 approved personal-property tax exemptions for several nonprofits but denied a real-estate exemption for an upstairs apartment at a Strengthen Peers property, citing ordinance restrictions on dwelling use.
Harrisonburg City Council on June 24 approved personal-property tax exemptions for several nonprofit organizations and denied a real-estate exemption request for an upstairs apartment at a Strengthen Peers property.
Karen Rose, commissioner of revenue, told council the city ordinance (Title 4, Section 4-2-17) bars real-estate exemption for property used as a dwelling. Strengthen Peers had received a real-estate exemption last year for office space at 917 N. Main Street; this year the organization requested exemption for the upstairs apartment and for a van purchased after Jan. 1, 2024. The revenue office recommended denying the apartment exemption and granting personal-property exemption for the…
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