{"id":9386,"date":"2013-11-14T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2013-11-14T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T13:51:14","slug":"senate-finance-passes-bill-allowing-economic-development-group-tax-exemptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2013\/11\/14\/senate-finance-passes-bill-allowing-economic-development-group-tax-exemptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Finance Passes Bill Allowing Economic Development Tax Exemptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the Senate Finance Committee reported <a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2013-2014\/billintroduced\/Senate\/pdf\/2013-SIB-0536.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 536<\/a>, a bill that would allow local units of government to exempt an &#8220;eligible economic development group&#8221; from property taxes for a period of five to seven years.<\/p>\n<p>In order to receive this abatement a local unit must pass a resolution allowing the eligible entity to receive the exemption. The committee adopted a substitute bill that can be viewed here: <a href=\"\/inside208\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/SB-536-s-1.pdf\">SB 536 (s-1)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n<p><em>Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League.\u00a0 She can be reached at <\/em><em>517-908-0306<\/em><em> or email at <a href=\"mailto:sharkins@mml.org\">sharkins@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the Senate Finance Committee reported Senate Bill 536, a bill that would allow local units of government to exempt an &#8220;eligible economic development group&#8221; from property taxes for a period of five to seven years. 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