HB519 would direct between $50 -$100M in funds each year for a new brownfield program modeled after the previous Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund, considered by many to be the ‘gold standard’ of brownfield programs in the United States.
Four Ohio legacy cities saw population growth faster than state and national growth. Marion and Massillon grew by 0.6% each with 215 and 190 new residents respectively. Xenia and Middletown each grew at 0.5% with 133 and 262 residents.
The SMART2 project is stabilizing Youngstown’s core and bringing activity back to downtown. Upon completion, the city will move its attention to the corridors that stretch into Youngstown’s neighborhoods.
Many communities in Ohio operate under zoning codes that are outdated, and reforming code can help to reduce labor, paperwork, and time in building housing that addresses community needs.