County landbank gifted Austin a free house valued at $17,500 while he campaigned to join East Cleveland city council
CLEVELAND, OH – The Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (CCLRC) quit-claimed a free home addressed at 12600 Speedway Overlook to East Cleveland city council candidate Timothy Ray Austin on September 25, 2023. The property exchange occurred 43 days before the general election in which Austin defeated incumbent Ward 2 Councilwoman Juanita Gowdy on November 7, 2023. Gowdy had dually served as council’s president and had been raising questions about the CCLRC’s legislative requests after one of its officials offered a council employee a bribe to place its legislation on the agenda. Austin appeared to be the CCLRC-backed replacement candidate. He…
