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Council adopts expanded Great Homes incentives to help lowest‑value properties
Summary
The council approved Resolution 2538 to add a 50% reimbursement tier for the bottom 3% of homes, lower the minimum project cost to $500, allow heirs to apply and permit an insurance waiver with liability language; staff expects up to 25 new applicants within a $200,000 FY26 budget.
The Sugar Land City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2538 on Dec. 2 to expand the city’s Great Homes home‑improvement incentive, creating a new 50% reimbursement tier targeting the bottom 3% of residential properties by value.
Anna Rodriguez, community development coordinator, told council the Great Homes program has supported 303 projects over three years with about…
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