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Dayton reports 19 demolitions in July as city resumes ARPA-funded contracts
Summary
City staff told commissioners the Department of Planning, Neighborhoods and Development completed 19 demolitions in July and is shifting work back to ARPA-funded contracts, with 160 demolitions to date in 2025 and continuing asbestos remediation and title work on a 149-property pipeline.
The City of Dayton completed 19 demolitions in July, city staff told the City Commission, and said work is shifting from emergency and other funding back into ARPA-funded demolition contracts.
“Last month we had 19 demolitions completed,” presenter Steve Gondo said during the update, adding that the demolitions reported for July were “all of which are in the RP funding category” and that the department is “now moving back into those ARPA contract[s].”
The report said 160 demolitions have been completed so far in 2025. Gondo said that figure represents “77% of last year's demolition rate” at roughly “58% of the way through the year,” language the department used to describe progress toward annual pacing goals. Staff showed neighborhood maps and before-and-after photos highlighting work in southern Dayton View, Edgemont, Miami Chapel, McFarland and Twin Towers.
City staff said crews removed…
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