Lakewood City Council Considers Buying, Selling Land
One ordinance would allow the planning and development department to sell nine properties; another would allow department to buy land under $60,000 without council approval.
Last year, Lakewood City Council authorized the sale of city-owned land. A few of the properties, once deemed nuisances, were sold. But there’s still some unfinished business. On Monday, council considered an ordinance that would allow the city to sell the remaining properties — and a few more. Some of the buildings on the properties have already been demolished, while others are slated for rehabilitation. The properties that may soon be on the market are: The land at 1667 Waterbury Avenues is valued at $27,400, according to the Cuyahoga County Auditor’s Office; 2070 Dowd Ave. (appraised at $219,400); 2107 Robin Ave. ($153,000); 13736 Madison Avenue ($177,000); 1482-84 W. 117th St. — which was recently torn down (the land was appraised at…
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Alex Vandehoff
9:51 am on Thursday, April 7, 2011
Gaspipe do you own any properties? Perhaps you could invest in that land and do some good for the neighborhood! more ›