Tax Abatement Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-11-12
Time: 17:30

City Council - Tax Abatement Committee

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City
 Hall


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[IGNORE_INDENT]
 1. Agenda
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
 Subject 2.2. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
 Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall
 Category 2. Public Forum
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

3. Hearing Overview
 Subject 3.3. Hearing of Petitioners in order of arrival
 Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall


 Category 3. Hearing Overview

 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

 Recommended Action Petitioners to be heard: Michael Keppler, 11 Tallwood Lane, PID# 033-1-056-000:
 Petitioner is delinquent on tax payments of $38,963.83 (includes warrant fees, penalties
 and interest charges.

4. Adjournment
Subject 4.4. Motion to adjourn
Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall


Category 4. Adjournment

Department Department of Finance and Administration


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Recommended Action

City Council - Tax Abatement Committee

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City
 Hall


Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 261 174 681 327 8
Passcode: 2v7yo7fX

[IGNORE_INDENT]
 1. Agenda
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Public Forum
 Subject 2.2. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
 Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall
 Category 2. Public Forum
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

3. Hearing Overview
 Subject 3.3. Hearing of Petitioners in order of arrival
 Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall


 Category 3. Hearing Overview

 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

 Recommended Action Petitioners to be heard: Michael Keppler, 11 Tallwood Lane, PID# 033-1-056-000:
 Petitioner is delinquent on tax payments of $38,963.83 (includes warrant fees, penalties
 and interest charges.

4. Adjournment


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Subject 4.4. Motion to adjourn
Meeting November 12, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee Hearing - Wednesday, November 12,
 2025, 5:30 PM, Sharon Bushor Room, Ground Floor, City Hall


Category 4. Adjournment

Department Department of Finance and Administration


Type

Recommended Action




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Tax Abatement Committee
 Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
 Sharon Bushor Conference Rm

 Minutes of the Hearing

Committee Members: Councilors Joe Kane (JK) Chair; Buddy Singh (BS), Evan Litwin (EL)

Others Present: Erik Ramakrishnan (ER) attended virtually, City Attorney’s Office; City
Kenneth Nosek (KN), Committee Administrator-City Assessor’s Office; Traci Isham (TI); Stephen
Schoeffel

Petitioner: Michael Keppler

Other Public Present: Jennifer Ovitt, Nolan Rogers

At 5:33 p.m. Joe Kane, Tax Abatement Committee Chair, commenced the hearing.

Motion to adopt agenda: second by BS


Introductions made of Committee and Staff members for committee. Petitioner sworn in.


 1. Hearing Overview

 Subject 3.1 Hearing Petitioners in order of arrival.
 Meeting November 12, 2025– Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 5:30 PM Sharon Bushor
 Room, Ground Flr., City Hall

 Category 3. Conduct Abatement Hearing – hearing petitioners in order of arrival.

 Petitioners Michael Keppler, 11 Tallwood Lane, PID# 033-1-056-000: Petitioner is delinquent on tax
 payments of $38,963.83 (includes warrant fees, penalties and interest charges.
 Late payment was for three fourths of what should have been b/c he had additional state fine he was not aware
 of. He should get $8,000 toward homestead. (C/T office shows only $4,739.44) Also, $1,028.66
 from SSI per month. No bank resources, no mortgage on the home. Homestead was confirmed
 today. ER asked that if no abatement could Michael make payments on a payment plan.
 Answer was no he could not.


 2. Adjournment

 Subject Motion to Adjourn
 Meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.
 Meeting November 12, 2025– Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 5:30 PM Sharon Bushor
 Room, Ground Flr., City Hall

 Category 4. Set next hearing date/ Adjournment
 Department Tax Abatement Committee Chair


 3. Adjournment


 Subject Motion to Adjourn
 Meeting November 12, 2025– Tax Abatement Committee Hearing Agenda – 5:30 PM Sharon Bushor
 Conference Room, Ground Floor City Hall

 Category 4. Set hearing date/ Adjournment February, Thursday February 5th at 5:30 p.m. next meeting.

 Department Council and Board

Closed meeting at 6:15 p.m.