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Findlay committee directs staff to draft post‑1994 CRA ordinance to allow abatements
Summary
The Findlay City Strategic Planning Committee voted to have the administration draft a post‑1994 Community Reinvestment Area ordinance so the city can consider property‑tax abatements on a project‑by‑project basis; the committee also asked for consultant review and additional fiscal analysis before final council action.
The Findlay City Strategic Planning Committee voted to ask the administration to draft a post‑1994 Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) ordinance that would allow the city to consider property‑tax abatements for incoming projects, committee members heard at the meeting. The motion to instruct staff to finalize draft language and obtain confirmation from the city finance adviser carried by voice vote.
City staff (referred to in the record as S2) told the committee the ordinance would not automatically grant abatements. "This is just saying we are willing to consider CRAs," the staff presenter said, adding that any individual project would return to council with the specific negotiated incentive…
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