The City of Rutland, VT, has lost its argument that a pair of parent-child centers offering a variety of state-funded programs for new and prospective parents and for families with small children should not be eligible for real estate tax exemption. The City argued that they do not serve an “indefinite class” of beneficiaries and confer a benefit on the public as a whole. The Supreme Court of Vermont has affirmed a trial court decision rejecting the claim and granting exemption for the parcels. The Rutland County Parent Child Center provides services in two separate facilities in the City of Rutland. State law provides for exemption for property used for “public, pious or charitable uses.”...