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.
Posted inNews
Land Bank opens 9 bids for demolition of West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — The end of the former West Park Shopping Center is getting closer, but the Richland County Land Bank still has a decision to make. Nine companies submitted bids to demolish the long-vacant shopping center, with proposals ranging from $896K to $3.2 million. Land Bank Executive Director Amy Hamrick opened and read the bids […]
Posted inBusiness
Bids sought for West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — Richland County Land Reutilization Corporation is ready to solicit bids for West Park Shopping Center 1157 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio. There will be a mandatory contractor pre-bid walk through Aug. 31, 2026 at 10 a.m. at 1157 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio. Sealed proposals for the above Project will be received by the Richland County […]
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Powering down: Utility work to begin ahead of former West Park Shopping Mall’s fall takedown
“We are asking that (the contractor) start the demolition within 30 days of signing the contract,” Amy Hamrick said.
Posted inArea History
An artist and activist: New historical marker honors legacy of Sarah Daisy Barker Thomas
A newly-installed historical marker pays homage to Sarah Daisy Barker Thomas and her family, who resided in a brick home at 89 Wood Street for nearly 150 years.
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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. […]