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New Carlisle council weighs city-contracted sidewalk repairs, possible tax assessments and fee waivers
Summary
Council members debated a proposal to have the city contract neighborhood sidewalk repairs, offer a reduced collective rate, allow homeowners to pay before assessment and potentially waive permit fees; staff will research legal and procedural details under the Ohio Revised Code.
City officials in New Carlisle spent nearly two hours on July 7 discussing a plan to repair deteriorated sidewalks in older neighborhoods by contracting crews to do grouped street-by-street work, billing homeowners and, if unpaid, placing the charge as a property tax assessment. The discussion began during the city manager's report when the manager raised sidewalk conditions in the historic district and asked council whether the city should contract whole streets for repair and then assess unpaid homeowner portions to property taxes. Council members asked whether homeowners could pay invoices before assessment, whether permit fees could be waived, and how payment plans would be handled. Service Director Mr. Kikko said the city typically gives residents a 30-day…
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