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Leaders question tax-exempt status of Greenville Health System properties
Some Greenville legislators and County Council members have asked the state Department of Revenue to investigate whether Greenville Health System should be paying property taxes on several businesses they own.
At issue are the Life Center, a nursing home and some physician practices, said Councilman Lynn Ballard.
Nonprofit hospitals are exempt from taxes, he said.
But between the Life Center and two medical office buildings, the county has lost about $2 million in revenue since 2011, according to Councilman Willis Meadows.
Read more: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/09/01/leaders-question-tax-exempt-status-ghs-properties/89663508/
