Commission approves corrected historic-structure tax abatement for 116 Washington Street

The General Counsel Commission voted Aug. 26 to approve an amendment to a historic-structure rehabilitation tax-abatement ordinance for the property identified in the transcript as 116 Washington Street. Attorney Wisniewski told the commission that Economic and Community Development reviewed the rehabilitation documentation and determined $175,000 of submitted work qualifies under the city's historic-abatement rules; that finding reduces the abatement to 65% for nine years rather than the previously described 70% for 10 years.

"they could qualify 175,000 and, that would give them an abatement of, 65 instead of 70% for a, 9 year period instead of a 10 year," Attorney Wisniewski said. He described the vote as a corrective step that would replace the older ordinance language and noted the item will next go to the common council for final action. The transcript also records an earlier, unclear reference to repairs in the amount "239," but the transcript does not specify units or currency for that figure; the commission relied on ECD's $175,000 qualification in its decision.