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Stimulus cash will rehab neighborhoods
Updated: Wednesday, 23 Jun 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 23 Jun 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Federal stimulus money in the amount of $4.25 million is headed to the Miami Valley.
The funds will pay for the revitalization of some of Dayton's most blighted neighborhoods. The areas that will be targeted are Roosevelt, Twin Towers and the area around Germantown and Broadway.
Aaron Sorrell, manager of Dayton's Housing and Neigborhood Development Department, said they have plans to tear down 170 dilapidated homes and replace them with 85 new homes, on larger lots.
In addition to the new homes, there will also be a 50-unit senior living building and new row-style townhomes constructed along Germantown Street.
"I'm excited about it," said Dayton Mayor Gary Leitzell. "I've heard for so many years that nobody ever does development in this part of town, or that part of town. Well, this takes care of it".
Officials said the majority of the demolition should start before fall, with re-building beginning early next year and wrapping up in 2013.
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