Volunteers and students with Case Western Reserve University are creating an inventory [1] of the more than 2,200 abandoned houses [2] in East Cleveland. The data will be used to prioritize demolitions.
The war is on. Bombs away....From Cuyahoga County Planning Commission blog:
Volunteers and students with Case Western Reserve University are creating an inventory [1] of the more than 2,200 abandoned houses [2] in East Cleveland. The data will be used to prioritize demolitions.
Governor Strickland signed the county land bank bill [4] in a ceremony at Cleveland State University [5] on Friday. The bill [6], which creates a two-year pilot program [7] in Cuyahoga County, was passed [8] by the Ohio legislature in December.
Links:
[1] http://www.newsnet5.com/news/18767601/detail.html
[2] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2008/11/#000308
[3] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2009/02/#008656
[4] http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2009/02/gov_ted_strickland_visits_clev.html
[5] http://media.www.csucauldron.com/media/storage/paper516/news/2009/02/23/News/Strickland.Signs.Land.Bank.Bill.At.Urban.Affairs.College-3642188.shtml
[6] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2009/01/#000060
[7] http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/25085/
[8] http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us/blog/2008/12/#000158