Posted February 19, 200817 yr Empty buildings cost millions Unused properties siphon off taxes and cost the city for maintenance and police and fire protection. By Tim Tresslar Staff Writer Tuesday, February 19, 2008 DAYTON — Vacant, boarded-up homes and commercial buildings cost the city $12.3 million in lost taxes and municipal services in 2006, according to a report issued today, Feb. 19. Unused buildings cost Dayton and seven other Ohio communities nearly $64 million in municipal services and lost taxes, according to the study by Community Research Partners. ...' http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/19/ddn021908vacant.html
February 19, 200817 yr I hate sprawl so friggin much. All these problems that is currently going on in the region including all the restaurants that are closing and then places like Centerville are proceeding with developing the Dille Farm! Edit: Mispelled Dille. Corrected
February 19, 200817 yr Wow, I had no idea that many demolitions were occuring in Dayton. I guess the majority are in the west/southwest?
February 20, 200817 yr So if you have them as vacant lots they would still cost if the city is cutting the grass? (and where is the Dile farm, in Centerville?)
February 20, 200817 yr Dille is the property that was recently annexed to Centerville that resulted in a heated battle with Sugarcreek Twp. It is the wooded area with the big house on the corner of Wilmington Pike and Feedwire Rd.
February 20, 200817 yr Here's a link to the thread concerning Dille Farm. I just updated the thread. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2911.new.html#new
February 20, 200817 yr Oh, OK, the Wilmington Pike interchange. Yes thats going to be a real hot area when it gets underway, especially now they are putting offices in as part of the plan.
February 20, 200817 yr I thought it was bad around there, but not to this degree. Maybe I should have withheld the slight optimism. I know overall its a story of decline, but this reality surprised me a bit. Of course the worst part is the continued sprawl and the same old story in that regard.
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