COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) — More than $1.8 million will be invested in demolition projects across nine southwest Ohio counties as part of an $11.9 million state initiative to remove blighted buildings and prepare sites for redevelopment.
Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced the latest round of funding Friday through the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, which awarded grants to 73 counties.
The program provides funding to demolish unsafe residential and commercial structures and prepare properties for future housing, business and economic development projects…