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http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr08-148.cfm WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today allocated a total of $3.92 billion to all states and particularly hard-hit areas trying to respond to the effects of high foreclosures. HUD's new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) will provide targeted emergency assistance to state and local governments to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within their communities. Dollar amounts are: OHIO "STATE PROGRAM" $116,859,223 AKRON $8,583,492 BUTLER COUNTY $4,213,742 CANTON $3,678,562 CINCINNATI $8,361,592 CLEVELAND $16,143,120 COLUMBUS $22,845,495 CUYAHOGA COUNTY $11,212,447 DAYTON $5,582,902 ELYRIA $2,468,215 EUCLID $2,580,464 FRANKLIN COUNTY $5,439,664 HAMILTON CITY $2,385,315 HAMILTON COUNTY $7,970,490 LAKE COUNTY $3,402,859 LORAIN $3,031,480 MIDDLETOWN $2,144,379 MONTGOMERY COUNTY $5,988,000 SPRINGFIELD $2,270,009 STARK COUNTY $4,181,673 SUMMIT COUNTY $3,767,144 TOLEDO $12,270,706 YOUNGSTOWN $2,708,206 State and local governments can use their neighborhood stabilization grants to acquire land and property; to demolish or rehabilitate abandoned properties; and/or to offer downpayment and closing cost assistance to low- to moderate-income homebuyers (household incomes not exceed 120 percent of area median income). In addition, these grantees can create "land banks" to assemble, temporarily manage, and dispose of vacant land for the purpose of stabilizing neighborhoods and encouraging re-use or redevelopment of urban property

While there are some valid points - and I think we all agree that our gov't leaders move a bit slow when it comes to urban renewal - this article is politically motivated. Of course Mr. Finn wants to attack Strickland's scorecard, especially when it comes to education. The Fordham Institute/Foundation is Ohio's #1 proponent of charter schools.

For women's and men's clothes try the Mall at Fairfield Commons. The new development called The Greene has some nice women's stores but nothing really for men.

There's a market downtown Dayton called the 2nd Street Market. It's a great place to be on Saturday but the indoor vendors are also there on Thurs/Fri. Also in Beavercreek, on Kemp Road just at the 675 overpass is a place called Franks Fruit Farm. They won't be open for a few more weeks. The 2nd Street Market has open-air vendors and also stationary/indoor vendors. More info at http://www.2ndstmarket.com/