Committee weighs centralizing pilot approvals after 'double-dipping' examples
Members discussed returning pilot approval authority to the legislative body to prevent multiple abatements for the same company after jurisdiction changes, citing a Campbell Clinic example where a recipient obtained additional pilots by changing ZIP codes.
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Members argued the current system of municipal and development-board pilots can allow multiple abatements for the same project when developers change jurisdictions. A trustee and other members proposed routing pilot approvals to the legislative body so elected officials can control abatement rules and prevent what one member described as 'double-dipping.'
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