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Dayton reports 27 demolitions in February; blight removal pipeline grows
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City staff told the Dayton City Council that crews completed 27 demolitions in February (21 ARPA-funded), reduced open demolition piles to 82 and have dozens of properties moving through title and asbestos surveys.
Steve Gondo, Planning & Neighborhood Development staff, told the Dayton City Council on March 27, 2025, that crews completed 27 demolitions in February and that the city’s demolition pipeline was stronger after a slow January.
Gondo said, “We had 27 demolitions for the month. 21 of those were ARPA funded, 3 general funds, and 3 ODOD. And so that brings us up to 34 total demolitions in the first 2 months of the year.” He reported the city’s open demolition pile count fell from 89 in January to 82 in February after crews removed eight piles and added one.
The demolition work concentrated in historically blighted areas, Gondo said, noting activity in Miami Chapel, Edgemont and moving north of Wolf Creek into the Southern Dayton View neighborhood. He described contractors’ work…
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