This should not be considered. I am a Lakewood resident of over 2 decades and pay my property taxes. If a developer with an estimated revenue between 100-500 million dollars cannot pay appropriate property taxes when they clearly benefit monetarily, that should be a non-starter in our community. We need to progress forward to holistic local taxing, where families, landlords, small businesses and large corporations ALL PAY into the local communities for the benefit of all, not to provide welfare for the elite.
I am appalled that Lakewood is giving a large developer a 30-year property tax break while real citizens and small businesses are being crushed by rising real estate taxes.
Residents have paid their full share, raised families here and supported the community. Meanwhile, Lakewood refuses to reduce our taxes, yet hands a sweetheart deal to a developer with deep pockets.
By voting for this ordinance, City Council is sending a clear message: Lakewood puts corporate interests above its citizens. This is the same kind of corporate welfare that defunded our schools, created the FirstEnergy disaster, and gave more to the Browns than to the people of Ohio.
This should not be considered. I am a Lakewood resident of over 2 decades and pay my property taxes. If a developer with an estimated revenue between 100-500 million dollars cannot pay appropriate property taxes when they clearly benefit monetarily, that should be a non-starter in our community. We need to progress forward to holistic local taxing, where families, landlords, small businesses and large corporations ALL PAY into the local communities for the benefit of all, not to provide welfare for the elite.
I am appalled that Lakewood is giving a large developer a 30-year property tax break while real citizens and small businesses are being crushed by rising real estate taxes.
Residents have paid their full share, raised families here and supported the community. Meanwhile, Lakewood refuses to reduce our taxes, yet hands a sweetheart deal to a developer with deep pockets.
By voting for this ordinance, City Council is sending a clear message: Lakewood puts corporate interests above its citizens. This is the same kind of corporate welfare that defunded our schools, created the FirstEnergy disaster, and gave more to the Browns than to the people of Ohio.