Extent of Tax Deals Unclear: Breaks Given in State

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No one knows how many tax breaks known as "payment-in-lieu-of- taxes," or PILOTS, have been made in West Virginia over the years, including how many have been made in Kanawha County.

In 1997, Kent Carper, who is now Kanawha Commission president, told the Daily Mail he wanted a list. "We're going to document each one and learn the status of what was paid and what was supposed to be paid," he said then. "I don't really care how long it takes as long as they get it done."

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Extent of Tax Deals Unclear: Breaks Given in State

On Tuesday Carper said, "It is difficult to find the old ones. You ask the assessor and hear that they have a convoluted tracking system. I've tasked them (to compile a list) and frankly we need to bring more attention to that, to be on top of the ones in existence and to be vigilant about any new ones. They (the assessor's office) have been told to do that recently, re...

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