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Garner staff urges legislative action to close 'rent-a-nonprofit' loophole; council to send agenda to delegation
Summary
Town staff recommended that Garner support closing a state 'rent-a-nonprofit' property-tax loophole and to add support for Senate Bill 587 to the town's legislative agenda ahead of the short session; the council agreed to place the agenda on the April 7 consent agenda for adoption.
Assistant Manager John Hodges and town lobbyist Sam Bridges briefed the council on proposed changes to Garner's 2026 legislative agenda and on a state-level property-tax exemption practice that staff say is reducing local tax revenue.
Hodges described edits to the town's draft priorities for the short legislative session and said staff would add a support statement for Senate Bill 587, which the town believes would address unintended consequences of state down-zoning limits. Hodges also…
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