Moving Ohio Forward Demolition Grant Press Conference Friday December 7th 2012 10:15am-6179 Morton Ave.

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Moving Ohio Forward Demolition Grant Press Conference Friday December 7th 2012 10:15am-6179 Morton Ave.

Moving Ohio Forward Demolition Grant Press Conference Friday December 7th 2012 10:15am-6179 Morton Ave

MEDIA ADVISORY:

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – On Friday morning, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will join Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and officials from the Cuyahoga Land Bank at a demolition site to highlight neighborhood revitalization efforts by the Attorney General and local governments. Demolition equipment will be present.

Attorney General DeWine in February announced a Demolition Grant Program which will contribute more than $11.8 million in grants to Cuyahoga County, administered by the Cuyahoga Land Bank, and $75 Million across Ohio. Attorney General DeWine’s demolition program helps stabilize and improve communities by removing blighted and abandoned homes with funds from the national mortgage settlement reached earlier this year.

WHO: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Cuyahoga Land Bank President Gus Frangos

WHAT: Demolition of abandoned foreclosed property paid for by Demolition Grant Program and local matching funds

WHERE: 6179 Morton Avenue Cleveland, Ohio

WHEN: December 7, 2012 Event Begins at 10:15 a.m.