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Middletown council approves $71,291.49 tax abatement, backs increased CASA funding
Summary
At its March 9 meeting, the Middletown Town Council approved the Treasurer's Report, carried an abatement of delinquent personal property taxes totaling $71,291.49, and passed a resolution supporting increased funding for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Several votes were taken by roll call.
The Town of Middletown Town Council on March 9 approved the Treasurer's Report and carried a $71,291.49 abatement of personal property taxes older than five years, and it passed a resolution supporting increased funding for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).
Councilor Jacob Skeith moved to approve the Treasurer's Report; Councilor Carolyn Aliff seconded. A roll-call vote recorded Councilors Carolyn Aliff, Diane Newman-Shannon, Jessica Chekaldin, Jacob Skeith, Jeffrey Pennington and George Smith voting "Yes." The motion carried 6-0.
Councilor Skeith then moved to approve abatement of personal property taxes more than five years overdue in the amount of $71,291.49; Councilor Aliff seconded. The same roll-call pattern was recorded and the motion carried 6-0.
Later in the meeting Councilor Skeith moved, and Councilor Aliff seconded, approval of a Resolution in Support of Increased Funding for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The council again recorded six "Yes" votes on the roll call and carried the resolution 6-0.
The minutes and other routine business were approved earlier in the meeting, and Mayor Charles Harbaugh IV adjourned the session at 7:16 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Treasurer's Report: Motion passed by roll call; recorded vote: Aliff, Newman-Shannon, Chekaldin, Skeith, Pennington, Smith — Yes. Motion carried 6-0. - Abatement of personal property taxes (>$71,291.49): Motion passed by roll call; recorded vote: Aliff, Newman-Shannon, Chekaldin, Skeith, Pennington, Smith — Yes. Motion carried 6-0. - Resolution supporting increased CASA funding: Motion passed by roll call; recorded vote: Aliff, Newman-Shannon, Chekaldin, Skeith, Pennington, Smith — Yes. Motion carried 6-0.
No additional detail on implementation timelines or funding sources for the CASA resolution was provided in the meeting record.
