TSD Review June 27

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – June 27, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include Community Firework displays around Delaware start Saturday State moves to bolster sports tourism with $11.3 million in grants State may get official cocktail: The Orange Crush Trans athlete bill sparks healthy debate in Senate committee Senate moves to address school funding study with commission NBN Sports Academy opens new facility in Hockessin Click on the …

The bill would give Todmorden Foundation, an affordable housing group, exemption from school property taxes. (Photo from ForRent.com)

Affordable housing group seeks school tax exemptions

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

The Delaware legislature pushed through a bill that would exempt an affordable housing organization from paying certain taxes. Senate Bill 78, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, D-Wilmington, exempts people from paying school property taxes on real estate owned by Todmorden Foundation and used for the purposes of affordable housing.  That organization is a non-profit that provides affordable …