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Finance commissioner asks board to exempt water treatment plant from school taxes
Summary
Matthew Carmichael, finance commissioner for the City of Mechanicville, told the Board the city has town approval to exempt its water treatment plant and asked the school district to grant a school-tax exemption, saying residents face an estimated 80% water rate increase in October.
Matthew Carmichael, who identified himself as the finance commissioner for the City of Mechanicville, urged the Mechanicville City School District Board to exempt the city’s water treatment plant from school property taxes during public comment. "We submitted a request to have our water treatment plant exempt from taxes," he said, adding that Stillwater had already approved the exemption and the district’s action is the next step.
Carmichael said the plant is located outside the city limits, which complicates its tax status and requires formal requests to each governing board. He described the request as relief for taxpayers facing a large municipal water-rate increase, telling the Board residents are "looking at a 80% water rate increase coming up in October" and that the city already has "the highest water rates about $8 per gallon."
Board members asked clarifying questions but did not take formal action on the request during the meeting. Carmichael said the mayor was not sure whether the exemption would appear on that night’s agenda. The speaker did not provide exact dollar figures for the current tax impact beyond the statements above.
