THE TAXMAN COMETH
What to expect from this year’s property tax reassessment in Cuyahoga County | By Kim Palmer
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his year, 19 Ohio county auditors, including Cuyahoga's, are sending teams of appraisers out onto the streets to determine the property taxes that residents owe as part of the state's six-year property reappraisal. In Cuyahoga County alone, about 40 state-certified appraisers have traversed 59 cities conducting what's called a home mass appraisal to determine the value of each of the county's 568,000 parcels, nearly 353,000 of which are single-family homes. This year's reassessment was scheduled to wrap up by the end of April, explains the man in charge of the tedious process, See TAX on Page 17 Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer Michael Chambers.
Food trucks shift gears to brick-and-mortar
Recreational marijuana sales could begin in June
Transition is hard – and it’s not always in the plan
Cannabis czar talks regulation, avoiding pitfalls
By Alexandra Golden
By Jeremy Nobile
See FOOD TRUCKS on Page 16
as he continues to settle into his latest job as top regulator for the Jim Canepa is proud of his role state’s marijuana industry as it in helping grow state liquor sales prepares for non-medical sales to commence faster from $970 million in than what was origi2017 to $1.8 billion in nally anticipated when 2023. Similarly, marijuavoters approved Issue na industry stakeholders 2 last fall. are quite fond of CaneHere are some of his pa’s business-first aptakes on regulation, proach as a regulator, avoiding the pitfalls which he brings along seen in other markets, from leading the Ohio Delta-8 products and Division of Liquor Con- Canepa what could support or trol to his latest role as superintendent of the state’s hinder non-medical marijuana new Division of Cannabis Con- sales launching as soon as June. trol (DCC). See MARIJUANA on Page 12 Crain’s sat down with Canepa
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While some brick-and-mortar restaurants branch off to have food trucks that may be available for catering or special events, some food-makers decide to take the reverse path: food truck first, then a permanent location. Deciding to go from a food truck to a brick-and-mortar isn't an easy one with factors including cost, staff, location and availability. One of the most recent food trucks-turned-brick-and-mortars is Parilya, which offers Filipino cuisine, located at 8155 Columbia Road in Olmsted Falls. The take-
out restaurant opened its doors in December 2023, several years after owner Roger San Juan launched his food truck. San Juan has been in the food industry for over two decades and always dreamed of his own restaurant. His career became his passion and in 2019, he purchased a food truck. While it wasn't his original plan, he chose the food truck route due to cheaper costs. In 2022, San Juan started a search for a new location. He wasn't looking for a brick-andmortar location but, rather, for a
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EMPLOYMENT Canton hopes to launch a $100 million workforce development effort focused on minority communities.
NONPROFITS Organizations grapple with increased demand for services amidst decline in fundraising support.
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