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Council Member Spang
Title
A Resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to continue the Federal Historic Tax Credit program, and to otherwise provide adequate funding with respect thereto.
Summary
WHEREAS, the Federal Historic Tax Credit program (HTC) as we know it today was put in place by Congress and the Reagan Administration to attract capital to historic rehabilitation projects that help stimulate local economies, and
WHEREAS, since the inception of HTC, it has created over 2.4 million jobs, rehabilitated more than 42,000 buildings, and leverage $131.8 billion in private investment; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the importance of this successful federal economic development incentive, more than 30 states, including Ohio, have enacted complementary state historic tax credit programs to help revitalize the commercial downtowns of their cities and Main Street communities; and
WHEREAS, Federal HTCs leverage four private dollars for every dollar of federal support. Studies show that these transactions have a 99 percent success rate, much higher than the real estate market as a whole. They have also shown that HTC projects are catalytic, generating additional real estate investment in nearby properties that spur an area-wide revitalization cycle. Over the life of this program, the HTC has generated $29.8 billion in federal tax revenues compared to $28.2 billion in credits allocated-more than paying for itself; and
WHEREAS, the Federal HTC program, combined with the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit, is a powerful tool that has led to the development of such vacant and blighted buildings in Toledo such as numerous buildings in the historic Vistula Neighborhood, The Ohio Theatre, the Standart Lofts Building Renovation, The Valentine Theater, the Commodore Perry, the Basset Nut Company Building, several buildings within the Warehouse District, The Ohio Building, ...
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