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Resolution of the County of Allegheny providing for a program of temporary exemption from county real property taxes for improvements to or construction of residential property in the Borough of Millvale, County of Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to the Improvement of Deteriorating Real Property or Areas Tax Exemption Act (Act No. 42), Pa. Stat. Ann. Tit. 72 §4711-101 et seq.
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WHEREAS, The Improvement of Deteriorating Real Property or Areas Tax Exemption Act, Pa. Stat. Ann. Tit. 72 §4711-101 et seq., otherwise known as Act 42, authorizes local taxing authorities to exempt from real estate taxation the assessed valuation of improvements to deteriorated properties or construction of residential housing located in deteriorated neighborhoods for specified amounts and periods; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the Borough of Millvale (“Borough”) Borough Council (“the Council”) conducted a public hearing to determine the geographic boundaries of deteriorated area; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Council (“Council”) of the Borough and the Board of Directors (“Directors”) of the Shaler Area School District (“School District”) have established the boundaries of the of the deteriorated area as more specifically set forth in Attachment “A” hereto (hereinafter the “Deteriorated Area”) and adopted the temporary exemption program, and;
WHEREAS, the Borough of Millvale has requested the County of Allegheny to enact similar legislation; and
WHEREAS, the County Council finds that the implementation of a temporary tax exemption program in certain designated deteriorated areas would contribute to the general welfare of the community by spurring economic activity and promoting improvement in the area's housing stock and business and commercial property.
Be it resolved by the Council of Allegheny County as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Preamble
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