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Council preserves Food and Friends' long‑standing property tax exemption
Summary
The Council advanced an emergency declaration and underlying bill to maintain a categorical real property tax exemption (about 97% of value) for Food and Friends following correspondence that raised questions about its status; members said preserving the exemption avoids operational disruption for the nonprofit.
Chair Mendelson described Food and Friends' long record of serving the city and said recent Office of Tax and Revenue communications created concern that the nonprofit’s categorical exemption might be revoked. "To maintain the status quo, this declaration and the underlying bill will maintain the tax exemption," he said, noting the exemption covers roughly 97% of the property value.
Councilmember Parker and others praised Food and Friends' work and supported the emergency action to prevent disruption to the nonprofit's operations. The Council approved the emergency declaration and the underlying bill unanimously; members said they will prepare a permanent bill to follow.
