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DAS Services seeks new real‑property abatement; council approves continuation of existing personal‑property abatement but requires public hearing for expansion
Summary
DAS Services told Steuben County Council it bought a honing machine and reported $2 million in sales; council approved continuation of an existing personal‑property abatement and provisionally approved a new real‑property abatement for a 4,500 sq. ft. expansion, but the attorney said a public hearing is required so final action is delayed until May.
Barbara Short, representing DAS Services Inc., told the Steuben County Council on April 9 that the company spent $89,000 on a honing machine last year and has shifted to an inside sales support model as its sales stabilize near $2.0 million. Council President Richard Shipe opened the item as the council considered continuation of an existing six‑year personal‑property (CF‑1/PP) tax abatement.
Jim Getz moved to approve continuation of DAS’s CF‑1/PP; Wil Howard seconded and the council carried the motion with six ayes.…
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