GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS
PROJECT REPORT
City of Albany, Oregon, November 1998
TAX BENEFITS INSTEAD OF PENALTIES FOR PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS
Calapooia Middle School, 11/19/98
- When a property is cleaned up and improved, the taxes are increased (penalty to the individual). Instead, there should be some incentives for improving (perhaps a three-year freeze or some similar tax benefit). An improved property is often incentive for others to improve their property and results in improved pride of ownership.