Northampton Mayor Proposes Voluntary Payments From City's Largest Nonprofits

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published October 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM EDT

The mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts has produced a detailed proposal that asks the city’s largest tax-exempt property owners to participate in a payment-in-lieu-of taxes, or PILOT, program. Mayor David Narkewicz is seeking public comment on the plan through the middle of November, and has scheduled three town hall-style forums this month. Mayor Narkewicz talked about this proposal with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill

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