| | MANAGER'S REPORT:
This ordinance would create a property tax abatement program for assisted living developments that create 15 or more new residential units for senior citizens. Private developers have expressed that the high cost of construction and operations in Juneau render assisted living projects insufficiently profitable to attract private investment. Without municipal incentives like this ordinance, a new senior assisted living housing project is unlikely. Consistent with state law (AS 29.45.050(m)), municipalities that are also school districts may only exempt property taxes in excess of 2.65 mills, which is approximately a 75% tax exemption if the mill rate is 10.66. This ordinance provides a property tax abatement on the full value of newly constructed assisted living units for senior citizens for twelve years.
The Committee of the Whole discussed this topic on April 8, April 29, and June 10, 2019. The Committee referred this ordinance back to the Assembly for public hearing. | |