An Update from the Mahoning County Land Bank | August 2020
Land Bank, YNDC Take Partnership to Next Level with Commercial Revitalization
The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. recently renovated and sold a West Side commercial building after it sat vacant and abandoned for more than a decade. This marked their first commercial revitalization project together.
New Strategic Relationship with Local Educator Explores Sustainable 'Ecoscaping' for Vacant, Urban Properties
The Land Bank has been utilizing greening and landscaping efforts to repurpose vacant, abandoned and blighted land to make it productive again since its early days. Now it’s looking to incorporate native plants into its landscaping for environmental, financial and sustainable benefits. Danielle Lewis of Exist Consulting LLC recently developed a greening guide and is working with the Land Bank to implement these strategies.
Land Bank Sponsors Valley Tough to Support Stories of Economic Regrowth, Racial Equality in the Valley
The Land Bank is glad to support Valley Tough, a locally-run and community-based initiative that shares viewpoints of leaders in the Valley who are coming back strong amid the challenges of COVID-19. Valley Tough also features leaders speaking about racial equality on its new "Words on Race" series. We're proud to support this community-minded effort with goals that align with ours - promoting revitalization and diversity in the Valley.
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