(KWNO)- Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) announced earlier this week that two bills aimed at helping the city of Spring Grove recover from last December’s devastating fire have been included in both the House and Senate tax proposals.
The fire, that burned for more than seven hours, caused heavy damage to areas of Spring Grove. Six apartments and MulQueen’s True Value Hardware store were destroyed, and the fire was bad enough to have Hwy. 44 shutdown. Six families were displaced from their homes, this comes during a time that housing is already limited in Spring Grove.
“Spring Grove is in an incredibly strong position as we approach the final weeks of this legislative session, Miller said. “The fact that both the House and the Senate have included this remediation in their respective tax bills indicates that his is an important priority for everyone at the capitol. While anything can happen, I am confident that Spring Grove can expect a positive outcome when the final tax bill is approved. it’s great news for a community that badly needs it. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to get us to this point. Stay tuned.”
The Spring Grove portion of the bill provides not only sales and use tax exemptions for construction, but $250,000 in remediation for Spring Grove. The funds will be used for disaster recovery, infrastructure, reimbursement for emergency personnel costs, reimbursement for equipment costs, and reimbursement for property tax abatements incurred by public or private entities. The sales and use tax exemption will be put in place for construction materials and capital equipment used to repair, replace, or otherwise recover from real and personal property damage that occurred during the fire.
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