Tax Abatement Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2025-11-04
Time: 17:30

City Council - Tax Abatement Committee

 Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall

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 1. Agenda
 Subject 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall
 Category 1. Agenda
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


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2. Public Forum
 Subject 2.1. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall
 Category 2. Public Forum
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


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3. Hearing Overview
 Subject 3.1. Hearing Petitioners in order of arrival.
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall


 Category 3. Hearing Overview

 Department Department of Finance and Administration
 Type Public Hearing


 Recommended Action Petitioners to be heard: Helen R. Weltman, 109 Northshore Drive; PID#021-2-211-109:
 Taxpayer was late paying taxes and requests a refund of late fee.

 Petitioners to be heard: Greater Burlington Young Mens Christian Association Inc, 286
 College Street; PID#050-1-082-000:Taxpayer is requesting a partial abatement for
 taxes for FY25 tax year although they were not the owner as of April 1, 2024.

4. Adjournment
 Subject 4.1. Motion to adjourn
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall


 Category 4. Adjournment

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 Recommended Action

City Council - Tax Abatement Committee

 Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall

To Join Remotely via Microsoft TEAMS:
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[IGNORE_INDENT]
 1. Agenda
 Subject 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall
 Category 1. Agenda
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

2. Public Forum
 Subject 2.1. PUBLIC FORUM - Verbal Comments
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall
 Category 2. Public Forum
 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

3. Hearing Overview
 Subject 3.1. Hearing Petitioners in order of arrival.
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall


 Category 3. Hearing Overview

 Department Department of Finance and Administration




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 Type Public Hearing


 Recommended Action Petitioners to be heard: Helen R. Weltman, 109 Northshore Drive; PID#021-2-211-109:
 Taxpayer was late paying taxes and requests a refund of late fee.

 Petitioners to be heard: Greater Burlington Young Mens Christian Association Inc, 286
 College Street; PID#050-1-082-000:Taxpayer is requesting a partial abatement for
 taxes for FY25 tax year although they were not the owner as of April 1, 2024.

4. Adjournment
 Subject 4.1. Motion to adjourn
 Meeting November 4, 2025 - Tax Abatement Committee - Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium - City Hall


 Category 4. Adjournment

 Department Department of Finance and Administration


 Type

 Recommended Action




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Tax Abatement Committee
 Tuesday, November 04, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
 Contois Auditorium, City Hall

 Minutes of the Hearing


Committee Members: Councilors Joe Kane (JK) Chair; Buddy Singh (BS)
attended virtually by Microsoft Teams, Evan Litwin (EL)

Others Present: Erik Ramakrishnan (ER) attended virtually by Microsoft
Teams, City Attorney’s Office; Joseph Turner (JT), City Assessor; Kenneth Nosek
(KN), Committee Administrator-City Assessor’s Office; Traci Isham (TI) and
Stephen Schoeffel for the Treasurer’s office.

Petitioner’s Present: Daniel Smith, CEO and President of the Greater Burlington
YMCA.

Petitioner’s Absent: Helen R. Weltman
At 5:34 p.m. Chair Joe Kane commenced meeting

Introductions made of Committee and Staff members for committee.

Agenda:
Motion to adopt by RS
Second by EL passed
Unanimous
Minutes from last meeting adopted

Public Comment:
No one here today to speak on public forum

Hearings:

Greater Burlington Young Mens Christian Association Inc, 286
College Street; PID# 050-1-082-000

Representing is Daniel Smith, CEO and President of Burlington YMCA.
Petitioner sworn in by ER

YMCA purchase building westerly from VT Trust. Purchased prior to tax bill
but after April 1 on 05.25.2025(. YMCA is statutorily exempt. 19,056.59.
Building will be classroom space. Dan Smith hopes city will help in
partnership to abate taxes for this cause.
Hearing for started 5:40 p.m.
Hearing closed at 5:49 p.m.

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Motion to deny made by
Seconded by


Deliberative private session started at 5:49 p.m.



Helen R. Weltman, 109 Northshore Drive; PID# 021-2-211-109
PETITIONER was NOT PRESENT AND INFORMED COMMITTEE AHEAD OF TIME.
Reviewed in deliberative session starting at 6:24 p.m.

Closed review at 6:39 p.m.
Hearing process for all petitions adjourned at 6:41 p.m.