This letter constitutes notice to you of proposed tax increment financing incentive district to be established by the City of Hamilton under Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(C). Your property is included within the proposed district. The proposed tax increment financing incentive district will allow the City to finance infrastructure improvements that benefit or serve your property. The creation of the proposed tax increment financing incentive district will not result in the levy of new real property taxes on your property.

You have the right to exclude your parcel from a proposed district if your parcel is not entirely within the overlay area for that district as shown on the attached maps. To do so, you will need to deliver written notice of your election to exclude your parcel to the Hamilton City Council. Your notice should include your name, address, phone number, a statement of your desire to exclude your parcel and the street address or tax parcel number for the parcel to be excluded. To be effective, your notice must be either (i) sent by first class mail to 345 High Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011 not later than November 9, 2020, or (ii) delivered in person at the November 9, 2020, public hearing described below. We also encourage you to e-mail your notice to us at city.clerk@hamilton-oh.gov.

No action on your part is required to create the proposed tax increment financing incentive district. Hamilton City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed tax increment financing incentive district on November 9, 2020, which begins at 12:00 (Noon) p.m. and will be held at Hamilton City Hall, 345 High Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011. If you so choose, you may appear and submit comments regarding the proposed tax increment financing incentive district at this public hearing.

If you have any questions regarding this notice or the proposed tax increment financing incentive district, or if you would like a copy of the proposed ordinance establishing the districts, please call me at (513) 785-7174.