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City reports 220 demolitions in 2025, credits ARPA and EPA coordination for large cleanups
Summary
City planning staff told the commission that 30 structures were removed in September and 220 so far in 2025, with most work funded through ARPA. Staff highlighted concentrated efforts in Southern Dayton View and Santa Clara and described EPA-directed cleanup at Buckeye Cleaners.
Steve Bridal, director of the Department of Planning, Neighborhoods and Development, told the Dayton City Commission that city crews removed 30 structures in September and 220 year-to-date in 2025, with the bulk of work paid for by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
The update said demolition crews focused on concentrated geographic areas to gain efficiencies, with most recent activity in Southern Dayton View and the Santa Clara neighborhood. Bridal said crews had reduced the number of fire/debris "piles" from 46 in August to 38 at the end of September and identified two emergency demolitions for the month at 160 Parkwood and 3305…
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