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The Mahoning County Land Bank recently secured $500,000 in state funds to demolish houses and commercial buildings next year and is in line for more dollars to support potentially hundreds of additional demolitions in the next several years, officials say.

Youngstown could be close to getting rid of many of the abandoned houses in the city.

On the west side of Youngstown, a former Sparkle Market along Mahoning Avenue has become a beauty products business.

Mahoning County Commissioners have awarded the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. $500,000 in ARP Funding to provide emergency home repairs to low-income homeowners.

Low-income homeowners in Mahoning County will have access to funding for home repairs through the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC).