City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, REQUESTING THE
ENACTMENT OF SPECIAL LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING
THE RETROACTIVE GRANT OF A TAX EXEMPTION
AND THE CANCELLATION OF DELINQUENT TAXES
AND ACCRUED INTEREST FOR ASBURY METHODIST
CHURCH, LOCATED AT 58 WEST SEVENTH STREET,
MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon has received correspondence dated November 3, 2025, from the Commissioner of Assessment regarding the parcel located at 58 West Seventh Street, Mount Vernon, New York 10550, and identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Mount Vernon as Tax Map Section 169.46, Block 3061, Lot 3 (the "Subject Property"); and
WHEREAS, Asbury Methodist Church is the owner of real property located at 58 West Seventh Street, Mount Vernon, New York 10550, and identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Mount Vernon as Tax Map Section 169.46, Block 3061, Lot 3 (the "Subject Property"); and
WHEREAS, Asbury Methodist Church is a nonprofit religious organization eligible for a real property tax exemption pursuant to Section 420-a and/or 420-b of the New York State Real Property Tax Law; and
WHEREAS, as a result of a clerical error, the Subject Property was improperly included in the taxable portion of the 2018 Final City Assessment Roll for City taxes, resulting in the removal of the nonprofit tax exemption (RP-420-a/b - Rnw-11) from the exempt portion of said roll; and
WHEREAS, due to this clerical error, the Subject Property was also included in the taxable rolls for the 2019-2022 City and County tax levies and the 2019-2023 Mount Vernon City School District tax levies, resulting in delinquent taxes and accrued interest; and
WHEREAS, delinquent taxes are now due and owing, and the Subject Property has been included in the City's List of Delinquent Taxes solely as a result of the Subject Property's erroneous placement on the taxable portion of the 2018 ...
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