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Allemaengel t1_j6hfm31 wrote

I vaguely remember the city of Allentown doing a land tax.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_j6hkupm wrote

It’s explained in the article but you’d have to read it to find out

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IamSauerKraut t1_j6ht2il wrote

Some places have a "land tax" that they then use to purchase land for the public or for conservation easements to preserve open land.

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Allemaengel t1_j6i0612 wrote

Yeah, that wasn't Allentown's case. There it was on the land parcel vs. size of building on it to encourage more taxable development.

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ThankMrBernke t1_j6il2hn wrote

Councilmember Pat Toomey was actually instrumental in getting it passed, lol

Probably the only good decision he ever made.

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