[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 6-14-2010 (§ 192 of the prior compilation)]
Pursuant to C.G.S. § 8-215, the Town of Winchester
is hereby authorized and empowered to abate in part or in whole the
real property taxes on "housing solely for low- or moderate-income
persons or families," as that phrase is defined in C.G.S. § 8-202(c),
as the same may be amended from time to time.
Such abatement shall be made pursuant to a contract between
the Town, acting by and through its Board of Selectmen, who are hereby
authorized and empowered to negotiate and execute such contracts on
behalf of the Town, and the owner of any such housing. The contract
need not be conditioned upon state reimbursement to the Town for such
abatement, but shall provide:
A.
The terms of such abatement;
B.
That such abatement shall terminate at any time when such housing
is not solely for low- or moderate-income persons or families as defined
in C.G.S. § 8-202(c); and
C.
That moneys equal to the amount of such abatement shall be used by
said owner for one or more of the following purposes:
(1)
To reduce rents below the levels which would be achieved in the absence
of such abatement and to improve the quality and design of such housing;
(2)
To effect occupancy of such housing by persons and families of varying
income levels within limits determined by the Commissioner of the
Connecticut Department of Housing by regulation; or
(3)
To provide necessary related facilities or services in such housing.
The Town, acting by and through the Board of Selectmen, is hereby
authorized and empowered to enter into agreements with respect to
state reimbursement for tax abatements or state payment in lieu of
taxes, as provided in C.G.S. § 8-216, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
