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Gregory council approves multiple property-tax abatements totaling $8,789.91; individual abatement requested by Swift noted
Summary
Council approved a package of property-tax abatements on the recommendation of the city attorney, totaling $8,789.91 in municipal taxes abated. Earlier in the meeting David Swift requested abatement for taxes charged above a corrected valuation for a parcel he bought for $350,000 that the county earlier valued at $1.1 million.
The council approved a group of property-tax abatement applications on the Gregory City Attorney’s recommendation. Motion to approve all applications for abatement passed (mover Ashley Lozano, second Kristi Drey). The minutes record the total municipal taxes abated as $8,789.91.
Earlier in the agenda David Swift presented a separate abatement request for the former Hansen-Mueller property west of Main Street. Swift said he purchased that parcel for $350,000 and that the Gregory County Department of Equalization (DOE) initially valued it at $1.1 million; subsequent discussions reduced future valuation and future tax bills but did not reduce the current taxes owed. The minutes record Swift’s request; the formal recorded action on Feb. 2 approved a set of abatements recommended by the city attorney (total $8,789.91).
