Monday, August 07, 2006

Salem presses nonprofits to pay fair share - The Boston Globe

Salem presses nonprofits to pay fair share - The Boston Globe: "Nonprofits being pressed for payments

By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff | August 6, 2006

When Kim Driscoll ran for mayor last year, she promised voters that she'd run Salem like a business. One of her first targets? Nonprofit organizations, which do not have to pay city property taxes.

Since January, Salem has reached three agreements with nonprofits, the largest coming last month, when the North Shore Medical Center agreed to pay $125,000 a year to the city."

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