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Council advances ordinance to clear back city property taxes for historically exempt church

Harrisburg City Council · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The administration committee moved Bill 5 of 2026 — an ordinance to forgive 2024–2025 city real estate taxes, penalties and liens for a historically exempt church property — to the legislative agenda after Solicitor Grover explained the property’s late exemption paperwork and legal rationale.

The City Council’s administration committee voted to place Bill 5 of 2026 on the next legislative agenda, a proposed ordinance to forgive and strike off city real estate taxes and related charges for certain historically tax‑exempt properties for tax years 2024 and 2025.

Solicitor Grover told the committee the measure covers a property now identified as the Church of the Pentecost (formerly Redeemer Community Church on Cameron Street), which had applied for tax‑exempt status…

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