Historic Buildings Could Be Free From City Tax: New Incentive for Commercial Structures One of Many Proposed to Spur Preservation
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By Matt Stiles and Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle  Mar. 1--Hoping to save Houston's most historic structures, the city is developing policies that would for the first time grant a permanent, total city tax exemption to properties designated as protected landmarks.
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Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Montgomery County Council president, yesterday introduced a proposal to require a special permit for free-standing discount stores larger than 120,000 square
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Two years ago, the doorbell rang at Jennifer Litwin's $3 million French Renaissance townhouse, just steps from Lake Michigan on Chicago's Gold Coast. On the stoop was Andrew Fisher, an executive from the nonprofit Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois.
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New York has recently witnessed the unveiling of nearly half a dozen major architectural landmarks, an abundance the city hasnât seen in decades.
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By Ronald L. Littlepage  This is for all of you folks who are salivating over the prospects of a massive cut in property taxes and who believe city government can do without.  The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is a good example of why it isn't as easy as you think.
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One of the most distinctive buildings in The City financial district of London, the Swiss Re Tower or &quot;Gherkin&quot;, has gone up for sale.
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By Beth O'Malley, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Dec. 8--A committee to study property where a new school building could be built plans to travel to Liberty to see that city's community center.
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France considers taxing luxury hotels to fund the restoration of ageing historic buildings.
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As property tax bills hit Chicago mailboxes next week, most will deliver a lighter thud than before. Don&#39;t get too excited -- that thud will gradually get heavier.
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LOS ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously passed a tax relief package aimed at keeping film companies and other businesses from leaving Los Angeles.
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SCIENTISTS at Sheffield University last week made an unexpected discovery: an alternative to Scotland - s tax-dependent model for commercialising academic research.
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There appears to be the germ of a good idea in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's proposal to offer tax credits to those who agree to protect their land from development and make it available to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking or other purposes.
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For centuries, Europe's monuments have withstood earthquakes, fire and plundering. Now cultural treasures from the Colosseum to Westminster Abbey could face new threats from climate change, a study says.
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By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 16--There is a movement in Austin to transfer a number of state historic sites from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the control of the Texas Historical Commission.
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By Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 22--The Houston Planning Commission recommended Thursday that two iconic shopping centers be designated as landmarks, making them eligible for tax breaks intended to discourage their expected demolition.
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Financial incentives have hit the new-home market. Are they worth it?
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Durham, N.C., is working with private developers to use history as a teaching experience while rebuilding a commercial district.