Proposed bill would make state pay closed prisons’ property tax
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 12, 2023
Adirondack Park lawmakers are proposing legislation that would make the state foot the tax bill on the assessed value of closed prisons.
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Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or gwen@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 12, 2023
Adirondack Park lawmakers are proposing legislation that would make the state foot the tax bill on the assessed value of closed prisons.
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