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Daviess County tax board approves exemptions for Westgate academy and land bank, clears several church properties
Summary
The Daviess County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals voted April 28 to grant tax-exempt status to the Westgate Academy facility and to temporarily exempt properties held by the Indiana Uplands Regional Land Bank; the board also approved exemptions for several church and nonprofit properties and tabled one rental-property matter for follow-up.
The Daviess County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals approved several tax-exemption requests and housekeeping items during its April 28 annual meeting.
A representative for the Westgate entity asked the board to correct what he described as a clerical error and confirm the Westgate Academy Building's exempt status. The representative said the academy is operated by the Westgate Crane Authority as a government instrumentality and is used primarily for economic-development training. "It's a $9,000,000 facility and so it costs a lot to maintain that facility," the Westgate representative told the board, noting operating costs and a budget shortfall covered in part by state funds.
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