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Saving Our Homes program reports 108 tax payments and urges outreach before ARPA sunset
Summary
Lenora Enloe, project director for the Saving Our Homes initiative, told the council the city program has paid delinquent property taxes for 108 households, completed 58 education sessions and enrolled 42 people in financial counseling; she said $138,000 remained in the program budget as of March and urged a media outreach push before the ARPA‑funded contract sunsets June 30.
The Saving Our Homes initiative, a city program funded with ARPA dollars and led by the Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, has paid delinquent property taxes for 108 households, completed 58 education sessions and enrolled 42 participants in the Financial Empowerment Center, project director Lenora Enloe told the council. Enloe said the program also helped at least seven people begin clearing title and requires participants to attend an education session before assistance.
Enloe said the program’s award is “up to $4,000,” though a contract amendment allows staff to exceed that amount in certain circumstances. She told the council that ARPA rules prevent the program from paying taxes due in 2021 or earlier, which limits help for long‑standing tax debt. Enloe said the program…
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