Abatements

And it singled out Gloucester Township, where three Wawa stores received short-term abatements for expansion projects from 2007 to 2008. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I will request that the Financial Committee investigate short term abatements to encourage development in our redevelopment areas including the Town Center. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"abatements" - for the subdivision that essentially drop the project's assessed value by about one-third. ❋ Scott N. Miller [email protected] Vail (2010)

Local startups and venture capitalists have not always been happy with the Bloomberg administration: For more than 10 years, the city has been in conversations with leaders of the scene, who have been asking for support for the existing tech community--with more "digital native" liaisons and possible rent abatements, for example--and a focus on tech entrepreneurship in schools. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)

While the arena got tax abatements, 90% of its $125 million cost was paid for by Nationwide Insurance, and the other 10% came from Dispatch Printing Co. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The city council responded last month by passing a dress code ordinance for businesses given city tax abatements or incentives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On top of that, co-op and condo owners are entitled to annual abatements, usually, 17.5% of their tax bill. ❋ Josh Barbanel (2010)

Before the outcome of these appeals are determined it is irresponsible to to authorize and commit the City to tax abatements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An additional $5 million in state incentives came from property-tax abatements and rebates on Sigma's payroll taxes. ❋ Joel Millman (2010)

Chris Christie has pledged tax abatements to developers in an attempt to complete the Revel casino in Atlantic City and a stalled $1.8 billion retail and entertainment center previously named Xanadu in the Meadowlands outside Manhattan. ❋ Eliot Brown (2012)

When the city sent out its latest tax bills in June, some owners of trophy townhouses and apartments saw trophy-size tax increases, many because of the phased expirations of tax abatements on new condos. ❋ Josh Barbanel (2010)

Empire is asking state legislators for assistance that could come in the form of tax abatements, an effort that has gotten a positive response from State Sen. John J. Bonacic, chairman of the New York Senate Committee on Racing, Wagering and Gaming. ❋ Maura Webber Sadovi (2011)

Got a new $1.25 billion state-of-the-art airport terminal, too; we've revived downtown over the past thirty-five years with tax dollars and tax abatements; nobody builds anything large without a government guarantee in pocket first. ❋ Unknown (2009)