SitemapThe Mahoning County Land Bank turns 10 this year. It’s where the rehabilitation of abandoned properties often begins.
The success of the land bank ban be seen in a recent study done by Youngstown State’s college of business, which shows that for every dollar the land bank spends, it returns anywhere from $1.43 to $1.50 in benefits.
Mahoning County Land Bank Executive Director Debora Flora showed First News an example of what a land bank property might look like Wednesday afternoon.
“So, this is the footprint of the building of where the building was,” Flora said.
It’s the corner of Mahoning and South Portland avenues on Youngstown’s lower west side, where a commercial building once stood. The hope is to eventually have another business occupy the corner, but until then, it can still be used.
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