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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
The chances you will be able to tax non-profits is about zero. And even if you did manage it, I know you would not be happy with the results.
Many, if not most, will be unable to pay the taxes and will have to sell. When the huge developments start replacing the non-profits it will not seem like such a great idea.
Camp Menotomy is run on a shoestring by the Arlington Massachusetts Girl Scout Troup. The camp has over 120 acres and about 1,000' of Winnipesaukee frontage. Its the undeveloped shorefront south of Shep Browns. The Arlington Girl Scouts will not be able to sell enough cookies to pay the taxes on a piece of prime waterfront property worth close to 10 million.
So the Girl Scouts will lose a camp and we will gain a big development. Great!
The two camps on Bear are owned by the Lawrence Massachusetts Y. 1,600' of frontage and another 10 million.
However this doesn't stop at children's camps. There are plenty of non-profit schools, churches, community centers etc. that will be out of business.
How would these taxes effect the land trusts that hold incredible numbers acres in conservation land. What will Red Hill look like covered with private homes?
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So what happens when the non-profits sell their property? No doubt they got the land at an initial low price, if it wasn't donated. So when they sell their $10 million property, what happens?