Once annexed, the property will also need to be rezoned within 30 days of its transfer from Madison Township into the city.
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Richland County Land Bank to host Oct. 3 program for buyers interested in Shelby Second Street homes
The meeting will include information on construction timelines, buyer eligibility requirements and a detailed description of the homes. Lenders will be available to meet with potential homebuyers about their financing options.
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Welcome Home: Richland County Land Bank to build 6 attainable single-family homes in Shelby
The homes will be sold to families earning no more than 120 percent of the average median income.
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Mansfield metro shares latest timeline for affordable housing project
Sterkel Heights will be targeted to residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income.
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Meet Woda Cooper, the Columbus developer seeking to build 60+ housing units in Mansfield’s north end
A central Ohio company wants to build around 70 affordable housing units on more than 60 vacant lots owned by the land bank.
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Richland County Land Bank kicks off home repair assistance program
Two single mothers on the southeast side of Mansfield will get help with home repairs through a new Richland County Land Bank initiative.
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What’s next for former Ocie Hill site? Land Bank discusses next steps after project fails to secure funds
Richland County Land Bank Executive Director Amy Hamrick said she hasn’t given up on plans for an affordable senior housing complex on Mansfield’s north end.
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Land bank moves forward on scattered site affordable rentals
MANSFIELD — It’s been decades since specific pockets of Mansfield’s North End have experienced a new housing development. That may change with the construction of new rental housing units on 63 scattered sites throughout the city. The Richland County Land Bank board took the next step in that process during a special meeting on Friday. […]
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State denies tax credit for affordable senior housing at Ocie Hill, OKs Third Street project
Efforts to build affordable housing for seniors at the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center hit a roadblock this week.
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Land bank to pursue scattered site development contracts with Columbus-based Woda Cooper
Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correct the misspelling of a last name. MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board will likely vote next week on a tentative sales agreement to sell more than 70 residential lots across Mansfield to a Columbus-based affordable housing developer. The agreement would grant Woda Cooper Companies […]