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Committee approves ordinance to return state demolition reimbursements to Cleveland demolition fund
Summary
The Cleveland City Council committee on Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion approved emergency ordinance 97‑2026 to allow the Department of Building and Housing to accept roughly $7.5 million in ODOD demolition reimbursements and place them directly into the city demolition fund to address cash‑flow shortfalls and continue demolitions.
The Cleveland committee on Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion approved an emergency ordinance March 2 allowing the director of the Department of Building and Housing to enter agreements with the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation to accept reimbursements tied to a state demolition grant.
The director of the Department of Building and Housing told the committee the city was a subgrantee on an ODOD demolition grant worth $7,500,000 and has been receiving reimbursements slowly. "We were able to be the recipient of the ODOT demolition grant. It was $7,500,000," the director said, and asked for legislation to allow…
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