City Council punts on circuit breaker pilot another month to wait for housing plan

City Council punts on circuit breaker pilot another month to wait for housing plan

Evanston’s City Council will wait another four weeks before deciding whether to pilot a property tax “circuit breaker” for longtime homeowners, as disagreements over how the program should weigh against other housing initiatives seeking limited funds brought out deeper, more personal divisions between certain councilmembers. As currently proposed, the pilot would use $500,000 of affordable housing funds from the Ryan Field stadium deal to assist…