Tax Abatement Programs
This program, started in 1996 and provided homeowners a chance to invest in home improvements and qualify for property tax abatement for a total of 25 years. The program closed in 2004 for new applicants. All projects were to be completed by December 2007. Five (5) year and ten (10) year inspections are ongoing. For more information contact Patricia Robinson, 461-7037.
Through this program, started in 1999, an estimated 75% of properties identified in a 1997 Housing Study as seriously deficient have experienced some exterior upgrade. The program closed in 2004 for new applicants. All projects were to be completed by December 2007. Five (5) year and ten (10) year inspections are ongoing. For more information contact Patricia Robinson, 461-7037.
The Fairmount-Carlisle 353 Redevelopment Plan is designed to increase commercial and residential development in Northwest Independence by allowing tax abatements for redeveloped property. The Fairmount-Carlisle 353 Tax Abatement area, which is comprised of the Fairmount and Carlisle neighborhoods and portions of the Mt. Washington and Bundschu neighborhoods, is located in northwest Independence. The area is bounded generally on the far west along Brookside Avenue; the northern boundary of the city and along the boundary with the City of Sugar Creek, along US 24 Highway, south along a line just west of Forest Avenue and along Truman Road. View the Plan Area Map to see if your property is located in the tax abatement area, Patricia Robinson, Tax Abatement Administrator, 325-7426, perobinson@indepmo.org, for more information.