FYI -

Christine Matacic
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> Along with stakeholders throughout Ohio, Greater Ohio Policy Center was
> pleased to see House Bill 313, the bill that would extend county land bank
> tools to an additional 28 counties in Ohio, pass the Ohio House last week
> with overwhelming bipartisan support. Co-sponsored by Representatives
> Peter Ujvagi (D-Toledo) and Roland Winburn (D-Dayton), this bill will give
> local governments another powerful tool to use in addressing the growing
> number of vacant and abandoned properties caused by the foreclosure crisis
> that has affected the entire state. You can watch the Ohio House debate
> House Bill 313 on the Ohio Channel.
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> A land bank is a public authority created to efficiently hold, manage and
> develop tax-foreclosed property and can be used in areas where the private
> market is unable to handle the large amount of available properties. Land
> banks can also support the private market by bringing foreclosed homes
> back into productive use while stabilizing the community from further
> decline.
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> The Bill will next go to the Ohio Senate, which has already held two
> hearings on the companion bill Senate Bill 188 , cosponsored by
> Senators Mark Wagoner (R-Toledo) and Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo). Greater Ohio
> urges you to contact your state senator to support the expansion of the
> current county land bank law and urge swift passage in the Ohio
> Senate. With the wide array of issues facing the General Assembly, it is
> imperative that they hear from you now. If they don't, they will assume
> there is not a pressing need and will move onto other legislative
> items. As you talk to your Ohio House members, thank them for their
> support of House Bill 313 and encourage them to continue to follow this
> important legislation.
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