Board grants construction excise tax exemption to Klamath Community College expansion

The board approved a construction excise tax exemption request from Klamath Community College on July 17 for a planned 29,000-square-foot campus addition.

Staff explained the college requested exemption from the district’s collection of construction excise tax for the addition and noted this kind of exemption is typical for public entities. Staff referenced ORS 271.010 in describing the public-improvement exclusion that can apply to schools and similar public projects.

Why it matters: exempting the project from the local construction excise tax reduces the college’s cost of the expansion and eliminates the district’s collection of that tax on the project, consistent with the exclusion for public entities in state statute cited by staff.

Action: the motion to approve Klamath Community College’s request passed during the meeting.