Ed FitzGerald introduces plan to create vacant property demolition fund
April 22, 2014 [Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com] While the proposal remains light on specifics, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald has ...
Cuyahoga Land Bank hits 3 milestones in its mission to reduce blight and increase property values
April 23, 2014 [WEWS] CLEVELAND - The Cuyahoga Land Bank hit three milestones as part of its mission to acquire ...
FitzGerald must deliver on proposed $50 million for blight fight to help ease tax burden on ‘burbs: editorial
March 31, 2014 [The Plain Dealer] The subprime loan scandal that brought on the Great Recession more than six years ...
Fire cadets train at abandoned house
March 31, 2014 [Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer] Fire cadets trained at an abandoned house Monday as part of their ...
Cuyahoga Land Bank changes blighted properties into opportunities
March 23, 2014 [clevleand.com] Some people think we just like to knock down houses,” said William (“Bill”) Whitney, chief operating ...
Canton awarded more than $4 million in demolition funds (WKSU)
Cities in Northeast Ohio are getting about $27 million to help demolish abandon homes in their communities. Canton was given ...
Land Banks have proven to be effective fighters of blight
March 2, 2014 [Lee Chilcote, Crain's Cleveland Business] In the five years since the Cuyahoga Land Bank was created to ...
More federal dollars coming to demolish vacant and abandoned properties across Ohio
February 28, 2014 [WEWS] WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has announced that $10,118,750 in Hardest Hit Funds (HHF) ...
Cuyahoga County to receive $10.1 million in latest round of federal demolition funding
February 28, 2014 [The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County will receive the largest portion of $49.5 million in ...
Ohio cities hope to tap J.P. Morgan settlement to get money to combat housing blight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of Ohio cities and others hoping to stop foreclosure-related housing blight in the state have ...
Demolition makes way for Heinen’s expansion
On an early December morning, Cuyahoga Land Bank contractors began work to demolish a dilapidated 77,000 square foot structure for ...
After Shutdown Holdup, Deal Between Feds and Land Bank Renewed
December 2, 2013 [Brian Bull, WCPN] There are still “hiccups” in the flow of federal government business after last months’ ...
