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Board grants tax-exempt status for two parcels donated to Decatur Township school district for 2023–24
Summary
Attorney Aaron Schmoller told the board donation transfers and life-estate recordings left two parcels taxable despite the district's statutory exemption; the board approved exemptions for the 2023 and 2024 assessment years and noted the parcels will be tax-exempt going forward.
Attorney Aaron Schmoller and counsel for the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township explained that two parcels donated to the district in 2020 remained taxable because of a recorded life estate and errors in the transfer paperwork; the parcels were subsequently changed to tax-exempt status going forward. "We did file a form 130 on both parcels for the 2 years," counsel said, and asked the board to grant exemptions for 2023 and 2024.
Assessor staff confirmed the administrative history and noted that while the parcels are tax-exempt going forward, the board's approval was requested to clear the two prior assessment years. The board voted to accept the exemptions for the two parcels for 2023 and 2024 and instructed staff to process the corrections.
