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Elkhart board prepares for property receivership, seeks legal and contractor partners
Summary
Members discussed steps to prepare the Elkhart Urban Enterprise Authority (EUEA) to respond to future receivership RFQs, including removing conflicts from the city scoring process, creating a temporary work group, and lining up outside legal counsel and development partners.
Members of Elkhart City’s economic development body discussed preparing to bid as a potential receiver for vacant and abandoned properties, outlining next steps to respond to future receivership requests for qualifications (RFQs).
The discussion focused on documentary steps staff have prepared — a simplified receivership SOP, a receiver point-scorecard and the RFQ used by the city — and on removing potential conflicts so EUEA can compete as a bidder. A staff member said the city has taken “steps on our end to remove those from the city process” so EUEA can pursue partnerships and responses to future RFQs.
Why this matters: receivership gives a city or a court-appointed receiver authority to repair blighted properties…
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