vacant houses

City crews have been mowing vacant land and lawns at abandoned houses since April 18 this season, according to the mayor’s office. The city has spent money on overtime while also assigning more workers to service duties, making the most out of the equipment it already has.

Ohio is not getting as much federal funding for vacant home demolition as expected. The state asked for $250 million but received just over $94 million.…

Late last week, the City of Youngstown approved a study of blighted and abandoned properties. As WKSU’sKabirBhatia reports, one neighborhood group is…