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Council amends CRA resolution to remove sunset clause after debate over economic development

Findlay City Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

Findlay City Council voted to amend Resolution 028-2025 by removing Section 8 (the sunset provision) for the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA), prompting debate on whether the CRA has been expanded too broadly and on impacts to schools and tax abatement usage.

Findlay City Council reconsidered and amended Resolution 028-2025 on Dec. 16 to remove Section 8, a provision that would have caused a sunset of certain CRA benefits. Councilmember Russell moved for the amendment; after debate the council adopted the amendment and then approved the resolution as amended.

Supporters said the CRA remains an important tool for economic development and for reinvesting in properties that otherwise…

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