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Evanston council introduces property‑tax 'circuit breaker' pilot, amends eligibility and tables final action to April
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to pilot a property‑tax circuit breaker to help longtime homeowners with tax burdens, adopted an amendment requiring applicants to exhaust other tax deductions/exemptions first, and—after extensive debate and public comment—tabled the ordinance to the April council meeting for further staff work.
The Evanston City Council on March 9 introduced an ordinance (22 O 26) to create a pilot property‑tax circuit breaker intended to provide targeted, short‑term relief to qualifying long‑term homeowners and then voted to table the item until its first regular meeting in April after extensive public comment and council debate.
Councilmember Claire Kelly, the ordinance sponsor, said the program is meant to preserve long‑time homeownership and help households facing rising property‑tax burdens. Kelly said the program would verify eligibility and require applicants to exhaust other available deductions or exemptions first. "We would make sure and verify that the applicant has applied for all other available property tax deductions, exemptions, or…
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