Manhattan is waiving more than $90,000 in utility connection and building permit fees for a planned low-income senior living development.
The City Commission approved the waiver for the project in Lee Mill Village Tuesday by 4 to 1 vote with Commissioner Wynn Butler opposing. Manhattan had previously agreed to sell the 19 lots to the Manhattan Area Housing Partnership in January.
The land was bought by the city in 2012 on a tax sale after a previous development struggled to get off the ground. The land has been slow to sell, leaving Manhattan covering the special assessment taxes and collecting no property taxes. As part of the details of the sale, Manhattan will cover one third of outstanding specials — amounting to $190,000.
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