Published February 06. 2021 12:01AM | Updated February 06. 2021 9:54PM By
The pressure is on for Gov. Ned Lamont to provide a property tax relief plan for Connecticut cities and towns that face a fiscal disadvantage because of the amount of untaxable property in their communities such as colleges, hospitals, public housing, prisons and parks.
State Senate President Martin M. Looney, the unapologetic progressive, has emerged as the advocate for the municipalities, gathering bipartisan support to direct more state aid their way.
Connecticut does provide so-called PILOT payments in lieu of taxes reimbursements for nontaxable property but at only about 30% of what the municipalities would receive if the properties were taxed.