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Council approves regional partnership to let Cortland residents apply for CHIP home rehabilitation funds
Summary
Council approved Resolution R-30-26 to join nearby cities in the state Community Housing Impact Preservation (CHIP) program, a grant-based program to help eligible homeowners with rehabilitation; finance staff said Cortland has used the program and about $250,000 is the city's allocation if the grant is awarded.
The Cortland City Council approved Resolution R-30-26 authorizing the mayor to enter a partnership with Niles, Hubbard and Girard to participate in the Ohio Department of Development's Community Housing Impact Preservation (CHIP) program for program year 2026.
Patty from the finance department described the CHIP program as "a grant-based program to help people with home rehabilitation based on their income level." Patty said Cortland residents have used the program previously: "We have quite a few. And now we just have another one that had I think two that's going to be paid off." She also told council staff had given prospective applicants contact information and that some local funds in the CHIP revolving loan fund can be used for loan payoffs while state funding is available.
A council member asked for an overview of the program and whether the city had previously used it; Patty answered that the city is entitled to about $250,000 for Cortland if funding is available and reiterated that applications proceed only when state and federal funding are provided. Council moved, seconded and adopted the resolution by roll call.
Council members noted the city does not administer the statewide grant program and that the partnership makes residents eligible to apply if the state grant is funded. The resolution does not itself commit city funds to grant awards; it authorizes participation in the regional partnership to allow residents to apply.
