Genesis Health Clubs’ tax exemption push could cost JoCo $1.1M

A fitness club chain with a sizable presence in the Kansas City metro is urging Kansas state lawmakers to include a health club exemption in the state Senate’s property tax transparency bill. The proposed amendment would allow Genesis Health Clubs to save approximately $2.5 million annually in property taxes, including $1.1 million in Johnson County, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. The Wichita-based company is delinquent on at least $549,000 in pre-coronavirus property taxes in Johnson, Douglas and Shawnee counties. It owes the most to Johnson County: $251,000.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal – The Business Journals