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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Backers of the tax position it as a solution to the increasing amount of empty retail space in the city. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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New Yorkers To Amazon: We Support Your New HQ

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They do have some trepidations, however, as polled residents were split over the finer points of the multibillion-dollar incentive package that was offered to lure the online retail giant to the area. The other HQ will be in Crystal City in Arlington County near Washington, D.C. percentage points. When it came to the issue of the $2.8

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