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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

Before Ohio’s new county land banks were conceived, the main goal from 2004 to 2006 was to respond to local leaders’ demand for speedier tax foreclosure of long tax-delinquent vacant and abandoned lands. In 2006, the Ohio General Assembly passed this legislation. Ohio Tax Foreclosure Reform: Precursor to Ohio’s County Land Banks.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The $430 million Focal Point [Community Campus] development is slated to be built on 11 acres acquired from the city for $1 by a nonprofit affiliated with St. Market on the Green" nonprofit supermarket. Medaglia was tasked by its then owner, Ascension Health, with closing or selling it. How to make a hospital a hub.