Realtors, builders oppose proposed teardown tax

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Creator: Irv Leavitt
Media Type: Newspaper
Item Types: Articles; Photographs
Notes: Realtors and builders and a few residents attacked Wilmette's proposed teardown tax ordinance last week, but only two village trustees said they were not in favor of the measure. The new code would impose a tax of $12,000 to demolish each single-family home with slightly different fees for multifamily units. Trustees plan to finish discussions and vote on the ordinance at a Sept. 26 meeting at Village Hall. Only four speakers at the hearings backed the ordinance, including Gail Schechter head of the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs.

Photograph Peter Nussbaum
Date of Publication: 21 Sep 2006
Personal Name(s): Nussbaum, Peter
Local identifier: Wilmette.News.284528
Language of Item: English
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