Совет Toledo предложил начислять собственникам участков до 800 долларов за стрижку зарослей

Toledo looks to recoup nearly $900,000 from cutting overgrown grass and weeds TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo City Council is proposing an ordinance to bill property owners for the cost of mowing overgrown properties, after the city spent nearly $900,000 on the work over the past year. From July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the city stepped in to clean up overgrown grass and weeds on more than 2,700 properties. Council is now proposing to pass those costs back to the property owners. “Why should we punish the people that take care of their properties? The people that aren’t doing this are the ones who need to fess up,” Toledo City Councilman George Sarantou said. The city mows properties that are not in compliance with city code, which prohibits grass and weeds taller than 8 inches. City crews doing the work does not mean the property owner is off the hook. “We will assess them, the property owner, on their tax bill the cost of doing that,” Sarantou said. The city is looking to bill nearly 2,800 property owners anywhere from $100 to $800 each. The total adds up to nearly $900,000 the city is trying to recoup. The latest data shows Oakwood Avenue tops the list with 46 properties the city had to mow. “It attracts rodents, it attracts crime, it just doesn’t look good in a neighborhood when 98 or 99 percent of the people are cutting their grass and getting rid of weeds. So it’s really to keep our city in good shape,” Sarantou said. This is not the first time the city has done this. Council has approved similar ordinances for the last several years, billing property owners after the work is done. Sarantou supports the ordinance. “I want a clean city. I want our neighborhoods to be vibrant and clean. And that’s very important no matter where people live in Toledo to have nice looking neighborhoods because it really makes a difference,” Sarantou said. It usually takes a year for the bill to show up on residents’ property taxes, meaning cuts from this summer will show up on 2027 taxes. The ordinance will have its first reading at Tuesday’s council meeting and could be voted on as early as Sept. 8. To get a property on the city’s mowing list, it must be reported. Sarantou is reminding residents that if there is a nuisance yard on their street, they should report it to Engage Toledo. Latest Local News | First Alert Weather | Crime | National | 13abc Originals Copyright 2026 WTVG. All rights reserved.