Most towns and cities don’t have the resources to fight appeals that a denied assessment for large national corporation might bring, said Sarah Austin, lead policy analyst on tax and budget at the Maine Center of Economic Policy.
“[The corporations] can out-arm local officials, whether right or wrong,” said Austin.
Austin told Mainebiz that Maine-based chains like Reny’s, Hannaford and L.L. Bean, have not asked for similar assessment reductions.