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The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) are transforming another vacant lot into a single-family home.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and the Mahoning County Land Bank broke ground on a new home in Sebring Thursday.

The Trumbull County Land Bank board on Tuesday voted to support a letter-writing campaign to block a series of legislative actions that could reduce funding to programs that assist lower and moderate income families.

“Proposed cuts being made will impact the land banks, counties, townships and cities,” Julie Green, a member of the land bank board and director of the Trumbull County Planning Commission, said. “They are talking about a lot of the programs we use as community development partners to rehabilitate homes.”

Martin also highlighted a USDA grant being used by TNP for the restoration of the tree canopy in urban locations in Warren as well as other areas throughout Trumbull and Mahoning counties.

To the Mahoning Valley Tree Corps and its partners for their successful efforts to beautify Youngstown and Warren.