An Update from the Mahoning County Land Bank | May 2020
Office Reopening To Public by Appointment May 18
Our office will re-open to the public, by appointment only, on Monday, May 18. We are taking precautionary steps to ensure the health and safety of our staff, partners and others who walk through our door.
Check Out What We've Been Up To
Trees Recycled for Corridor Improvement Project on North Side
Youngstown CityScape recently donated nearly 40 miniature evergreen trees from planters in downtown Youngstown to the Mahoning County Land Bank to recycle and reuse. The Land Bank would like to thank landscaping company, Municipal Action Corporation, Ltd., and the Community Corrections Association, Inc. for providing labor to remove the trees and transport them to their new home.

Learn more about where the Land Bank replanted these trees and why.
Recently Renovated Austintown House: SOLD!
Austintown Township had declared the 1,864-square-foot, split-level home at 4942 Signature Circle a nuisance long before a sheriff’s sale drew no interested buyers, and the township zoning inspector suggested transferring it to the Land Bank for renovation. The newly renovated house was recently sold! Congratulations to its new homeowners!

The Land Bank looks forward to doing more home renovations through its Market Rehab program in the future. To learn more about this program, click below.
YSU Students' Research Shows Positive Impact of Revitalization
As a result of its demolition and revitalization efforts, the Land Bank expects to see a continuous reduction in crime rates, vacancy and blight by 2023, the next time the county is scheduled to perform property assessments. For the past three years, the Land Bank has partnered with math students at Youngstown State University to conduct research and gather data -- and they're already noticing a positive impact with blight remediation.

Here's a post-demolition lot in the Garden District, one of the areas the students examined.

Read more about the partnership and what this year's group of students found.
Here's What We're Looking Forward To
Home Renovations, Greening Projects and More Ahead
Our staff has been hard at work finalizing property transfers, planning greening projects and more. We're looking to add more property listings to our "Buy a House to Renovate" program, which will soon be available to view on our website at the link below. Check out a list of properties we've recently sold, including the most recent -- a 3-bedroom ranch in Youngstown.

We're excited about the future and look forward to sharing more details soon.
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