The Columbus Council is debating refunding property taxes totaling over $28,000 and paid by the Columbus Botanical Garden before its nonprofit status was exempted after the organization made a mistake in its filing.
This issue has been raised twice during council meetings. Councilor Walker Garrett of District 8 spoke in support of the garden during the council’s March 24 meeting.
“They shouldn’t have had to pay taxes because they should have had nonprofit status,” Garrett said. “There was just a mix-up where they did not have it submitted.”…