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Council approves NEZ certificates for Patriot Place development; members press for enforceable deed restrictions
Summary
Warren City Council approved multiple Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificates for Baker & Associates Realty Group (Patriot Place). Council members pressed for clear enforcement steps to keep NEZ homes owner‑occupied and clarified that state approval and homeowner application trigger the exemption clock.
The Warren City Council on July 8 approved multiple Neighborhood Enterprise Zone (NEZ) certificates for Baker & Associates Realty Group LLC’s Patriot Place district, a state-authorized tax-abatement program intended to help lower‑income buyers afford homeownership.
Council members said they favor the development but pressed Baker and city staff to ensure NEZ recipients cannot convert the homes to rentals during the…
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