City to Demolish ‘Dilapidated’ Houses With $100,000 Grant
Council OK’s resolution accepting $50,000 from the state’s Moving Ohio Forward program, matched by the county prosecutor’s office.
The city of Lakewood has officially accepted $100,000 in grants to demolish properties deemed a nuisance — or properties that will likely soon have that designation. Dru Siley, the city’s director of building and housing, said that demolition will begin in early 2013. “Our hope is that they will become a part of an adjacent owners’ lot,” he said. City council passed a resolution Monday to accept the grant money. Half of the funds come from the state’s Moving Ohio Forward program, and the county prosecutor’s office is matching the $50,000 grant. The funds, along with the demolition, will be administered by the Cuyahoga County Land Bank. The properties, declared nuisances, eyed for demolition are: Three others haven’t been declared nuisances…
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Joe Downing
9:54 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
There is a house at 1526 Wayne Avenue that looks like an abandoned crime scene and has for months. more ›