West Dayton neighborhoods biggest winners from demolition program

Two West Dayton neighborhoods account for more than the half of the homes being removed citywide through a federally funded program.

About 660 homes in Dayton have been demolished or are in the process of being demolished using money from the federal Neighborhood Initiative Program.

About 220 properties are in the Westwood neighborhood and 78 are in Edgemont, according to city data.

The city has been allocated more than $12.2 million to help acquire, demolish and maintain blighted residential properties.

More than $6 million of that funding is being invested into those three West Dayton neighborhoods, which have been hit harder by foreclosures and housing abandonment than most other parts of the city.

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