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Lincoln Heights Block Club responds to Tremont West Development Corporation’s actions concerning its bylaws
Lincoln Heights Block Club responds to Tremont West Development Corporation’s actions concerning its bylaws To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2019) Official response regarding the Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) Board Action suspending recognition of and providing support to the Lincoln Heights Block Club: What is perplexing is that both the TWDC staff and Board cannot point…
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Lincoln Heights Block Club weighs in on proposal to amend its bylaws
Lincoln Heights Block Club weighs in on proposal to amend its bylaws by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, April 2019) At its March 11thmeeting the Lincoln Heights Block Club members were asked to vote on whether or not to change a clause in their bylaws that allowed only members that are property owners to…
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Property tax abatements need re-examination in light of impact on property tax valuations
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2019) Residents of neighborhoods with a large number of new and substantially rehabbed houses, like Tremont (Southside) and Ohio City say they have been particularly hard hit by recent property valuations that have substantially increased their property tax bills. For many low-or-moderate income homeowners, the increases will cause…
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Proposed development stirs disagreement over voting rights at Lincoln Heights Block Club Meeting
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, February 2019) Josh Rosen, a partner in Sustainable Community Associates, wanted tostay on message when he presented plans for a new residential housingdevelopment at 1633 Auburn Avenue across the street from the WagnerAwing Building in Tremont. Seated at a large round table in the basement of St. Augustine Churchon…
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Residents seek information on how to challenge property tax assessments
by Bruce Checefsky (January 2019, Plain Press) Jordan Perme and Chris Lees bought a one-family home on Literary Road in Tremont five and a half years ago. Their property tax assessment increased 17% over the next four years. This year alone, it increased more than 25%. “I don’t think they did a thorough job with…
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Southside resident fears losing longtime family home
To the editor: (January 2019, Plain Press) My family has made Tremont/or the Southside our home for over 100 years. We have had 17 family members born from this home. This is our generational home. My parents, my mother being the eldest, had the birthright of living in the vacant apartment when they were…
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