TOLEDO, Ohio — A longtime north Toledo resident says several vacant homes and overgrown lots along Chase Street have become a growing safety concern for neighbors living nearby.
Dexter Smith, who says he has lived on Chase Street since 1984, recently invited WTOL 11 to the 1900 block of Chase Street to show the deteriorating conditions surrounding several properties, including homes at 1962 and 1965 Chase Street and multiple nearby vacant lots.
Smith said the properties have fallen into disrepair over the years, attracting squatters, rodents and illegal activity…