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Draper seeks amended abatement start date; council agrees to public hearing in August
Summary
A Draper representative asked Henry County to amend the start date of a 10‑year real and personal property abatement approved in 2022 so missed compliance filings and supply-chain delays do not forfeit scheduled years of abatement; the council agreed to publish notice and consider the change at a public hearing in August.
A representative for Draper told the Henry County Council that Draper completed the real-property improvements tied to a 10‑year abatement approved in October 2022 but that compliance filings and equipment delivery delays resulted in the company paying full taxes for some years and not receiving the abatement schedule as originally expected.
"...we would like to ask for you all to consider that the 20 this year's filing, the 26 pay 27 tax year, kinda be year 1 that this year triggers the start of what was approved, that 10 year real property tax abatement," the Draper representative said, asking the council to treat the current year as the start of the abatement schedule rather than applying it retroactively.
The representative (Alexis Souder of KSM Location Advisors) explained that the real property expansion created roughly 100,000 square feet and an estimated $8 million increase in assessed value, and that approximately $2 million in machinery and equipment had been ordered but was placed in service later than expected because of supply‑chain issues. She asked the council to amend the investment window for personal property so equipment installed in Q1 of this year would qualify.
Council members said the abatement committee had reviewed Draper's materials and recommended bringing the matter to the full council with public notice and a hearing in August; the council recorded unanimous consent to proceed. Staff said legal counsel will refine amendment language and the county will advertise the hearing once amended materials and proposed resolution language are finalized.
The council emphasized the request does not change the length or percentage schedule of the previously approved 10‑year step‑down abatement; the company is seeking only an adjustment to the start date and investment window so eligible investments receive the originally intended tax treatment.
