27-02-2025
Dayton expected to tackle 250 blighted structures in 2025
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The city of Dayton has big plans for 2025.
Dayton will demolish nearly 250 blighted structures throughout the city in 2025, as part of the Dayton Recovery Plan. Seven structures have already been demolished this year as part of that plan.
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Additionally, the city plans to remove at least 50 rubble piles from fires or other incidents.
Over 100 structures will be torn down using funds from the Ohio Department of Development.
City leaders say that funding from the Recovery Plan is allowing work to speed up in neighborhoods where work has been needed for a long time.
'We are really utilizing the Recovery Plan funding, Department of Development funding, it's one of the largest surpluses we've had where we can tackle way more than what we have been able to accomplish,' said Steven Gondol, director of Dayton's Department of Planning.
Over 110 of the contracted demolitions are in the Southern Dayton View neighborhood, with over 50 in the Santa Clara neighborhood.
In 2024, the city demolished just over 200 blighted structures.
To learn more about the Dayton Recovery Plan, click here.
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