Could a $10 sale mean no more taxes for Noahs Ark theme park?
Source: Lexington Herald Leader
July 17, 2017 3:05 PM
On June 29, Williamstown City Attorney Jeffrey Shipp sent a letter to the Biblical amusement park Ark Encounter, rejecting their request to be exempted from a new safety tax because they are a religious organization.
Shipp said it was clear that Ark Encounter is a for-profit entity, which is how it has been listed with the Secretary of State’s office since 2011.
But the day before, Ark Encounter LLC sold its main parcel of land — the one with the life-size Noah’s Ark — for $10 to their non-profit affiliate, Crosswater Canyon. Although the property is worth $48 million according to the Grant County Property Valuation Administrator, the deed says its value is only $18.5 million.
That’s the latest salvo in an escalating argument between local officials and Ark Encounter, but some are worried Ark Encounter’s maneuver is a precursor to declaring itself exempt from all taxes, including property taxes that help fund Grant County schools.......................
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whow. this is sickening if this happens (tax exempt).
Visitors entered on July 6, 2016, the opening day of the Ark Encounter near Williamstown. The attraction features what creators say is a life-size depiction of the boat that Noah and his family would have traveled on during a biblical flood, including dinosaurs that they claim existed at the time. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
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lying and cheating the hand that fed it. This ought to go over like a fart in church. 
Dewey, Cheatham & Howe, LLC
then pray that it doesn't sink. 
