SitemapIn a matter of months, several new homes will fill a small street on the South Side. The move promises to also build greater community cohesion, collaboration and connectivity, a city official says. “We’re able to rebuild, to bring community back to the city,” Councilman Julius Oliver, D-1st Ward, said. “It’s a great day.”
He was referring to six new single-family dwellings that are being constructed on Mineral Springs Avenue, once the site of blight and vacant structures — and symbolic of the city’s decline. Oliver also was among those who spoke during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning to celebrate the project, which is a collaborative effort between the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Mahoning County Land Bank and other partners. The work was made possible via a grant from the Ohio Department of Development’s Welcome Home Ohio program.
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