Lawyers representing Syracuse University on Friday requested that a panel of judges in a New York appeals court reinstate the university’s full tax exemption for the Schine Student Center and strike down a local court ruling that upheld the partially revoked exemption.
If the request is granted, it would end a spat between the city and SU that has dragged on for three and a half years.
At issue in the spat is that university officials believe all of the Schine Student Center should be considered tax exempt. The city’s Department of Assessment has determined that about 9% of Schine Student Center should be taxed…