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County committee presses pause on $5M property tax assistance pilot; asks treasurer and CHN for more detail
Summary
The Cuyahoga County Community Development Committee on Monday declined to approve a $5 million contract for a proposed property-tax assistance pilot and asked the treasurer and CHN Housing Partners to return with a clearer distribution plan and reporting requirements.
The Cuyahoga County Community Development Committee heard a detailed presentation Monday on a proposed two-year, $5 million pilot to help older homeowners at risk of property-tax foreclosure, but it did not approve the contract and asked staff to return with more details.
Brad Grama, the county treasurer, told the committee the pilot would make up to $10,000 in one-time financial assistance available to taxpayers who are age 70 or older and earn $70,000 or less annually, limited to primary residences and targeted at owners with delinquent property-tax obligations. The proposal requires recipients to participate in HUD-certified housing counseling and to enroll in the county's monthly EasyPay program; it also includes a proposed residency-duration safeguard that would…
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