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PROPOSED NO CASH BID REQUEST
Requestor: Kelley Gandurski, Interim City Manager, City of Evanston
Request: Approval of No Cash Bid Request
Location: City of Evanston
Volume and Property Index Number:
053, 10-13-205-004-0000; 054, 10-13-413-013-0000.
Summary: The City of Evanston is interested in participating in the 2022 No Cash Bid Program to acquire tax delinquent vacant land that will be redeveloped as affordable housing and green space in west Evanston based on the West Evanston Master Plan (WEMP) that was generated following a robust community engagement process and approved by the Evanston City Council. This Request Package contains two (2) PINs that are listed in order by volume number and PIN below: The two PINs are in the West Evanston Master Plan (WEMP) geography and will be developed as affordable housing or green space based on that plan. Both parcels are vacant land. The first parcel is suitable for redevelopment as affordable housing; the second was part of the former Mayfair railroad right of way that is adjacent to a parcel that the City applied for in the 2017 No Cash Bid Program and may be developed as green space and/or affordable housing. Because the City has liens on these properties, they will likely be processed as “Over The Counter” rather than as No Cash Bid at the Scavenger Sale.
The City will file for tax exempt status on all of the parcels for as long as the City retains ownership. The City does not have an agreement with a third party to convey the parcels or for redevelopment at this time. The City will bear all legal costs and expenses to obtain the tax deed and clear title to the acquired parcels. The City agrees to submit to the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development an annual report on the status of the parcels acquired through the No Cash Bid program for five years or until development is completed, whichever occurs last.
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