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Committee urged to reconsider Kwik Walls tax refund in favor of abatement; state’s attorney to review process
Summary
Claro Carter asked the County Board to reconsider reimbursing Kwik Walls county taxes for five years in favor of a tax abatement; State’s Attorney Dan Markwell said he would check Robert's Rules for a motion to reconsider, and an attendee said the County chose a refund because Economic Development funds would be used.
Committee member Claro Carter asked the DeWitt County Board to reconsider an earlier decision to reimburse Kwik Walls for county taxes for five years and instead pursue a tax abatement similar to arrangements used by the city of Clinton and the local school district.
State’s Attorney Dan Markwell said he would review Robert’s Rules of Order to determine whether a motion to reconsider is in order. An attendee, Joe Witte, said the County originally selected a refund because funds from the Economic Development fund would be used and the project was considered economic development. The minutes also note that Mr. Markwell referenced a published article reporting that Kwik Walls had "large fines and violations" in Sangamon County; the committee did not take formal action to overturn the prior decision at the March 17 meeting.
The minutes do not include the text of the original reimbursement motion, the precise tax-dollar amounts involved, or whether Kwik Walls responded to the referenced article; those details were not recorded.
