High school students interested in becoming firefighters recently participated in hands-on training at two side-by-side vacant houses their owner, the Mahoning County Land Bank, is preparing for demolition in the near future. Twenty high school students from the Mahoning County…
The Mahoning County Land Bank recently launched a book drive to replenish little free libraries throughout Mahoning County and stock up for six additional libraries planned for the year ahead. New and used books will be accepted through Nov. 30…
Leaders of the Mahoning County Land Bank discussed promising approaches to post-demolition greening and housing rehabilitation as part of a land bank conference with more than 300 participants in Columbus recently. Debora Flora, the land bank’s executive director, and Roger…
Leaders of the Mahoning County Land Bank, Mill Creek MetroParks, Western Reserve Transit Authority and neighborhood associations joined today at an abandoned house on Mahoning Avenue to mark the land bank’s record 54th demolition project in one month. The location…
Lifelong West Side residents Chuck and Mary Sheffield know the many problems that are created by vacant, abandoned, blighted houses. They have loved their home for 37 years, but their happiness began to wane after the next-door property became empty.…
Leaders of the Mahoning County Land Bank, City of Youngstown and two community organizations today celebrated the establishment of two new “flexible parks” at South Side sites once marked by abandoned buildings, litter and overgrown grass. A celebration this morning…
Mahoning County Land Bank’s excellent record keeping has earned the Auditor of State Award for a second time, based on a recent financial audit that returned a clean report. The Auditor of State Award is presented upon the completion of…
Youngstown State University’s Department of Art partnered with the Land Bank to host an intensive day-long arts workshop at a historic and vacant home, acquired by the Land Bank, in the Crandall Park neighborhood in Youngstown. Dr. Aaron Knochel, an…
Earlier this spring, Youngstown CityScape removed nearly 60 miniature pine trees from planters in downtown Youngstown. The Land Bank will be replanting these trees to help improve vacant lots throughout the city. The Land Bank and Youngstown CityScape hope to…
Leaders of the Mahoning County Land Bank joined Sebring officials at an abandoned, blighted house at 846 N. 15th St. on May 11 to complete the land bank’s 600th demolition project. The land bank has been demolishing houses since 2015 as part of…