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Hechoka Retreat Center speakers urge Burke County to resolve tax-exemption and valuation dispute
Summary
Several public commenters asked the county to grant tax-exempt status or correct property valuation for Hachoka (Hechoka) Retreat Center, said the nonprofit serves veterans and people with mental-health or housing needs, and reported a pending lawsuit over county tax treatment.
Multiple speakers during the informal public-comment period urged Burke County commissioners to resolve a multi-year dispute over tax-exempt status and property valuation for Hechoka (also spelled Hachoka in testimony) Retreat Center, an equine-therapy nonprofit.
Cindy Brown, a paramedic and hospice worker, said the center provides equine therapy to first responders, veterans and clinicians and helps “reset the…
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