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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A total of $65 million will go into making neighborhoods look good, and Glenville is first at bat.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson first announced the plan in May of 2017.
Per city officials, the city of Cleveland will invest $25M and local banks will provide $40M.
Business ownership has long been a part of what makes Cleveland a successful city, but when everyone has an opportunity to participate in entrepreneurship and wealth creation, we will begin moving from a successful city to a great city.”
Frank Jackson, Cleveland Mayor
The goal of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative is to boost housing and commercial development into neighborhoods throughout the city.
- Diverse housing
- New home construction
- Targeted demolition
- Home repair, with some funds specifically designated for Cleveland seniors
- Vacant land stabilization and more.
“University Circle is a nice shiny piece that’s right there, and then when you cross Wade Park and Ashbury we drop way down here. That shouldn’t happen, it should be seamless.”
Kevin Conwell, Cleveland City Councilman
Buckeye-Woodland and the Clark-Fulton neighborhood will also get a boost but Glenville on the city’s East Side will be one of the first to see changes.
Over the past few decades the neighborhood has seen crime and poverty rates skyrocket.
But they are hoping this turnaround will be a change for the better.
Councilman Kevin Conwell couldn’t help but to smile talking about the project.
“It’s what the city needs,” Conwell said at a city council meeting.
They implemented a plan to renovate homes in the area.
“We’re starting in phases from south of Superior and our plan is to move up, North of St. Clair,” Conwell said.
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