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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 02 > Bend loses fight over taxes on downtown properties

Bend loses fight over taxes on downtown properties

Appeals court upholds ruling that economic improvement district tax was improperly created

By Patrick Cliff / The Bulletin
October 2, 2009

The city of Bend has lost a three-year legal battle over a special tax on downtown property owners that was imposed in 2005.

The original suit was filed by five downtown property owners and argued that the tax was improperly created. The latest decision leaves open questions. The city, for....

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