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To Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of COCIC
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WHEREAS, Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation was formed by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners in 2012; and
WHEREAS, their mission is to acquire properties in order to improve the quality of neighborhoods, increase property values and return unproductive properties to contributing, tax-paying status, and create diverse housing and business opportunities by leveraging resources to promote and facilitate the reclamation, rehabilitation and reutilization of vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed, or other real property in the County; and
WHEREAS, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of COCIC; and
WHEREAS, COCIC is committed to the elimination and prevention of hopelessly blighted, economically-stranded properties, since their founding they’ve cleared the path for the private-market to produce 138 market-rate owner-occupied homes and 1,648 market-rate rental units; and
WHEREAS, COCIC is celebrating 10 years of the service helping rebuild stronger, safer, and more vibrant neighborhoods throughout Franklin County; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council celebrates the 10th Anniversary of COCIC’s founding