On Tuesday the Greensboro City Council will consider giving an "Investment Grant in the amount of $1,975,000 for the Elm Street Center Hotel LLC project " Problem is: according to the Guilford County Tax Department Elm Street Center Llc currently owes $62, 356.53 in delinquent taxes of which $25,892.02 is owed to the City of Greensboro, $3,274.88 in Downtown Improvement District taxes and $31,520.72 to Guilford County.
You'll also note that Kahn Hotels, the same people who swapped the downtown Greensboro Inn for the Bessemer Shopping Center and are partners in dozens of local convenience stores that trade food stamps for wine, beer and tobacco are delinquent to the tune of $50,613.22. Kann Hotels owns the Airport Clarion Hotel on Swing Road as well as the Heritage Inn.
Guilford Hospatility, owner of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 3111 Cedar Park Road is delinquent $40,071.80
RH Hospitality Corporation, the owners of the Microtel Inn by Wyndham, located at 4304 Big Tree Way are delinquent $37,403.38
And folks, that's from just the first 2 pages of delinquent listings over $10,000. There are plenty more delinquent hotels I didn't list. This should be the end of this discussion. Period.
To give incentives to people who are behind on their taxes is criminal.
Update: I missed yesterday was again Elm Street Center Llc, this time their
property located at 200 S DAVIE ST, their parking deck $16,500.05, a total of 78,856.58.
