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Rep. Demetrio reintroduces land-bank reforms in House Bill 86
Summary
Representative Demetrio told the House Development Committee that House Bill 86 would streamline land bank operations—authorizing safety inspections during foreclosure, enabling township agreements with county land banks, and allowing pilot payments-in-lieu of taxes—to speed reclamation of blighted properties and facilitate redevelopment.
COLUMBUS — Representative Demetrio told the House Development Committee that House Bill 86 aims to make land-bank operations more efficient and better equipped to return blighted properties to productive use.
In sponsor testimony, Demetrio described the bill as a reintroduction of prior legislation and said it strengthens local partnerships by permitting townships to…
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