NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER GRANTING A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of lndependent School District No. 238 (Mabel-Canton Public School), Mabel, Minnesota (the “District”) will hold a public hearing on December 29, 2020, at approximately 6:00 o’clock p.m., in the Mabel-Canton Public School Media Center to consider granting an abatement of certain property taxes levied against net tax capacity imposed by the District (the “Proposed Property Tax Abatement”) for taxes payable in 2022 through 2031 on the following properties within the District boundaries (identified by property identification number):
01.0252.010 02.0257.000 08.0138.000
01.0319.030 02.0318.010 08.0354.000
01.0319.070 02.0318.020 09.0076.000
02.0001.020 02.0318.030 10.0283.000
02.0070.000 02.0360.000 10.0345.000
02.0104.000 08.0090.000
The purpose of granting the Proposed Property Tax Abatement is to provide funds to finance construction of and improvements to parking lots districtwide. The total estimated amount of the Proposed Property Tax Abatement by the District is $258,500 over ten (10) years, an amount estimated to be sufficient to pay the principal and interest on $200,000 of bonds issued to finance the parking lot projects and related financing costs.
In the event that the Board determines that an in-person hearing is not practical or prudent because of the current health pandemic or emergency declared under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12, the public hearing will be held by telephone or other electronic means as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.021 or any other law. The hearing shall be conducted so members of the public participating electronically can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of the members of the body and can monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. At least one member of the body shall be present at the site of the public hearing unless the board chair or the Superintendent determines said attendance to be unfeasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration. All votes shall be counted by roll call so each member’s vote can be identified and recorded.
The Link to Attend the Abatement Hearing Virtually via Google Meet
is as follows: meet.goog le.com/gbu-azzm-qrf
If you prefer to call in, the number is (413) 623-4905 and the conference pin is 478607923.
All who wish to be heard as to the Proposed Property Tax Abatement will be given an opportunity to express their views at the time of the public hearing or may file written comments with the Superintendent prior to the public hearing.
December 15, 2020
/sTraci Livingood
Clerk of the School Board
Independent School District No. 23 (Mabel-Canton Public School)
Mabel, Minnesota
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