Harvard, Pay Your PILOTs | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Well-maintained streets, functioning sewage systems, working public transportation, and other domains of the municipality are essential to the operations of the University and its affiliates.
55% : To reduce the impact of lost revenue from nonprofit property tax exemptions, many cities have introduced a voluntary Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, decided based on negotiation between cities and nonprofits.
47% : In place of property taxes, PILOTs have become a crucial mechanism for tax-exempt institutions such as Harvard to remunerate the city for its services without paying the full otherwise expected amount.
39% : For every acre purchased by a non-profit, Boston loses valuable funding that might otherwise support public schools, maintain streets and parks, or keep residents fed and housed.

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