Fee frenzy: Coordinate the efforts to make nonprofits pay

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh : PA : USA | 21 days ago

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It was a curious measure, quickly vetoed by County Executive Dan Onorato. The ordinance adopted Wednesday would have assessed a fee of $200 on every 1,000 square feet of buildings that sit on tax-exempt land, and it could have applied to as many as 25,000 properties excluding churches, schools and government...

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