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Sarpy County denies two tax-exemption requests from 50 Mile March Foundation
Summary
The Board of Equalization and County Commissioners denied two applications from 50 Mile March Foundation after county staff found the property did not meet "exclusive use" requirements and key filing deadlines were missed; board cited lack of legal authority to extend deadlines.
The Sarpy County Board of Equalization and later the Board of Commissioners denied two tax-exemption and waiver requests from the 50 Mile March Foundation, a Bellevue-based nonprofit, after county staff concluded the property did not qualify and the organization missed statutory filing deadlines.
The denial matters because the applications sought property-tax-exempt status for parcels used in part as boat and RV storage and small rental units; county staff said those uses do not meet the statutory "exclusive use" test required for the exemption. County attorneys also advised the boards they had no legal authority to extend the 2024 filing deadline and that the 2025 extension window had closed when the application arrived late.
At a public hearing on the parcels (011046945 and 011046929) the foundation’s representatives, including Jay Morales and Brianne Schuler, described the organization’s mission to provide veteran housing and community services and…
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