Thousands of property owners across Niagara Falls are now facing the possibility of foreclosure after the city issued roughly 3,000 warning letters demanding years of unpaid taxes be paid in full by the end of June.
The sweeping enforcement effort, announced by Mayor Robert Restaino’s administration, comes as city officials attempt to recover millions of dollars in delinquent property taxes that have accumulated across Niagara Falls.
According to the city, the combined unpaid balances tied to the affected properties amount to a staggering sum that the mayor himself believes represents a major threat to the city’s finances…