At the beginning of September 2024, Syracuse lawmakers were set to vote on the transfer of a tax delinquent property on Baldwin Avenue to the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. The land bank sells formerly tax delinquent properties to buyers who rehabilitate or build more homes.
The council abstained from voting on the item until the end of November, holding the agenda item six times, and citing the need to conduct more outreach about the delinquency with the property owner, giving him a chance to pay back taxes on their two-family home.
The owner of the property at 113 Baldwin Ave. owed almost $75,000 in taxes, accrued over 18 years. The property is part of the city’s most ambitious foreclosure operation to date, which started in 2023 and was meant to return almost 1,000 parcels to the city’s tax rolls…