$15,000 In Back Taxes Owed On Olney House 'Science Center'
The building is owned by former Gov. Donald Carcieri and his wife Suzanne.
The Olney House – owned by former Gov. Donald Carcieri and his wife Suzanne – is scheduled go up for tax sale this year because they owe $15,000 in back property taxes, according to EG Tax Assessor Janice Peixinho. The Carcieris took over the house – which sits on the northeast corner of Academy Field on Church Street – from the town in 2001 to prevent it from being demolished with the idea of establishing a children's science center. But after Donald Carcieri became governor in 2002, the project was put on the back burner. Peixinho said she overlooked the tax bill during Carcieri's two terms as governor. "I let it go for the four years, eight years," she said. "I can’t look away the same as I couldn’t for the Odeum. People are calling …
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Leo
9:36 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
This is so unfair to all of us who would be subject to fines or interest for not paying our taxes! And I sure don't want the Carcieris in charge of a science curriculum. Creationism anyone? more ›