Cleveland could expand 40 parks by adding land bank properties

Cleveland Plans to Grow 35 Parks With 100 Land Bank Lots, Cost City $165K in Taxes

Cleveland City Council is weighing a plan to expand 35 parks, four rec centers and a trail using 100 land bank parcels, at a $165,000 tax cost.

Cleveland could expand 40 parks by adding land bank properties

Will your Cleveland neighborhood park get a little bigger?  Cleveland City Council will consider approving a request to expand 35 parks, four recreation centers and one trail with 100 parcels from the city’s land bank. The proposal also includes using land bank property for a new fire facility in Cleveland’s Ward 6 and to expand the city’s current animal kennel. Council members will consider legislation at their summer session on Aug. 18.  Counc…