Licking County Land Bank

Licking County Land Bank The Land Bank's mission is to acquire vacant, abandoned, tax-delinquent properties and make them productive again.

On July 10, 2015, the County established the Licking County Land Reutilization Corporation (LCLRC), more commonly known as the Land Bank. The purpose of the LCLRC is to serve as an agent of the County for the reclamation, rehabilitation, and reutilization of vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed or other real property within Licking County. The LCLRC is organized under chapters 5722 and 1724 of the Oh

io Revised Code and is governed by an appointed Board of Directors. Our goal is to stabilize property values, reduce blight, return property to productive use, and improve the quality of life in our community. As a non-profit, government-purposed corporation, the Land Bank is empowered to help local governments foster effective land re-use. Put simply, the Land Bank has many of the same powers as a traditional government land bank so it can be extremely effective, but it is not hindered by as many of the traditional bureaucratic impediments. The net result of the structure is that it not only will be effective, but also efficient and strategic. Through maximum collaboration with local governments, property owners, non-profit organizations, and other community organizations, the Land Bank is positioned to promote and lift the profile of individual community priorities. This ability to cut through political boundaries helps the collective community leverage and focus its precious resources on this important land re-use challenge rather than diluting them by spreading them too thin. The state statute that created the Land Bank also established its board as separate and distinct in order to promote mission focus, purpose and independence. That board consists of five members: the Licking County Treasurer, Roy Van Atta; Two County Commissioners, Tim Bubb & Duane Flowers; A representative from the largest city (Newark), Mayor Jeff Hall; and a township trustee, Kevin Bennett (Granville Township). The Licking County Land Bank is an open and transparent organization. Its quarterly meetings are open to the public and its meeting agendas, resolutions, mission, organizational documents and list of properties are a matter of public record. The Land Bank adheres to a board-adopted ethics policy and files an annual report and audit with the State.

The newly renovated Newark Arcade sneak peek today. The Licking County Land Bank is proud to have contributed to this wo...
01/25/2025

The newly renovated Newark Arcade sneak peek today. The Licking County Land Bank is proud to have contributed to this wonderful project

We spent the day in beautiful Mount Vernon, Knox County, learning more about Land Banks at the Fall Land Bank Summit đź’š
10/03/2024

We spent the day in beautiful Mount Vernon, Knox County, learning more about Land Banks at the Fall Land Bank Summit đź’š

09/03/2024
The Licking County Land Bank has a corner lot in Licking Valley Schools listed for sale. Nearly half acre wooded corner ...
05/24/2024

The Licking County Land Bank has a corner lot in Licking Valley Schools listed for sale. Nearly half acre wooded corner lot in Shalimar Village neighborhood.

Please visit our website if you are interested.

www.LickingCountyLandBank.org

$20,000

The old Westinghouse site, now Newark Station, project has finished up with the sidewalk completion being the last step!...
10/19/2023

The old Westinghouse site, now Newark Station, project has finished up with the sidewalk completion being the last step!

This project was funded by the Ohio Department of Development’s Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program. ODOD has just released the guidelines for the new grants for demolition of commercial and residential buildings and revitalization of surrounding properties on sites that are not brownfields. This program provides $150 million with $500,000 set-aside per county. If anyone knows of any potential demolition sites, please reach out to the Licking County Land Bank. We are currently looking for projects!

Cleaning up a house that was set on fire in Newark. This cleanup is being done as a “hot” demo because of the fire damag...
09/13/2023

Cleaning up a house that was set on fire in Newark. This cleanup is being done as a “hot” demo because of the fire damage.

Hoover Street demo today
05/31/2023

Hoover Street demo today

Westinghouse demo update 5.18.23
05/19/2023

Westinghouse demo update 5.18.23

Westinghouse demo update 5/4/23
05/04/2023

Westinghouse demo update 5/4/23

We attended the Ohio Land Bank Association annual conference in Dayton and reception at the National Air Force Museum
04/28/2023

We attended the Ohio Land Bank Association annual conference in Dayton and reception at the National Air Force Museum

03/02/2023

Westinghouse demo update 3.2.23

Address

20 South 2nd Street
Newark, OH
43055

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17405270054

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