Ticker: $700K in grants going to Worcester behavioral health center; Agency: Trump due $1M tax refund

UMass Memorial Health-Community Healthlink is using $700,000 in grants to renovate a Worcester facility to address what leaders call a national behavioral health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

That funding will go toward capital renovations that will help provide services in what UMass Memorial calls its “Help Without the Wait” model.

The Fletcher Foundation and the Stoddard Charitable Trust have provided $450,000 and $250,000 gifts, respectively, which will be used at Community Healthlink’s Queen Street facility in Worcester.

“With these generous gifts, we will expand our intake hub to welcome new clients, assess their needs and forward them to the most appropriate services and locations.” Community Healthlink President Tamara Lundi told Masslive.com.

Agency: Trump is due $1M tax refund for Chicago skyscraper

An Illinois tax agency has ruled that former President Donald Trump is due a $1 million refund on his 2011 tax bill for his downtown Chicago skyscraper, but local officials are trying to block the refund.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that at issue is the Cook County Board of Review’s estimation of the value of the the Trump International Hotel & Tower’s rooms and retail space. In June, the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board voted 5-0 to reduce the assessment on the building’s commercial property.

The vote means that Trump is owed $1.03 million, money that would come out of the property taxes due the city of Chicago. The Cook County State’s Attorney is disputing the refund and has filed a lawsuit with the Illinois Appellate Court in the hopes of blocking it.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3yizLdh