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Residents and council press for property-tax "circuit breaker" study as affordability concerns mount
Summary
Public commenters urged a property-tax circuit breaker to help long-time Evanston homeowners on fixed incomes; committee members and staff agreed the proposal merits more data and likely belongs in the city'wide strategic housing planning process, with additional review by HCDC and Finance.
Multiple public commenters at the April 7 Human Services Committee meeting urged the city to pursue a property'tax circuit breaker to prevent long'term residents from being displaced by rising property taxes.
Speakers including Tina Paden, Malika Gardner and Tricia Conley described the program as a local subsidy to preserve long'time residents' ability to stay in Evanston. Paden, who said her family has lived in the same home since 1915, said residents "that are seniors and marginalized persons" are being priced out and argued a circuit breaker would help older homeowners on fixed incomes. Gardner, who said she has worked on…
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