A church that owns a private dorm for UW-Madison students wouldnâ??t have to pay roughly $239,000 in property taxes under an amendment inserted into the state budget last week.
Because the Pres House Residence, which opened in 2007, is the only residence hall operated by a religious organization on a public campus in the entire state, it fell into a â??gray areaâ? in the tax code, said Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison.