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Accepting the petition of The Law Offices of Stevin J. Groth, LLC, Toledo Legal Building, Ltd, and 416 North Erie Street, LLC for special assessments for various special energy improvement projects in accordance with Chapters 1710 and 727 of the Ohio Revised Code; declaring the necessity of proceeding with the special energy improvement projects and approving the plans and specifications therefor; stating the method for making the special assessments against the benefitted properties and the amount of such special assessments; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo, City of Oregon, City of Maumee, Township of Springfield, Township of Sylvania, Township of Monclova, and Township of Swanton, Ohio and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority ("Port Authority") have partnered to create an Energy Special Improvement District ("District") under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710 and a non-profit corporation, known as the Northwest Ohio Advanced Energy Improvement District ("Corporation"), to govern the District. Property owners within the District are permitted to make certain "energy efficiency improvements" to their properties, which constitute a "special energy improvement project", and pay for the cost of the special energy improvement project by way of special assessments in accordance with the process set out in Chapters 727 and 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code. Revised Code Section 1710.01(G) provides that special energy improvement projects (including energy efficiency improvements) constitute public improvements and are therefore subject to special assessments.
The Law Offices of Stevin J. Groth, LLC, Toledo Legal Building, Ltd, and 416 North Erie Street, LLC (jointly hereinafter as the "Petitioner") are the owners of 100% of the property described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Properties"). The Petitioner has executed an Agreement to Impose Special Assessments (the "Agree...
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