Neighborhood Reinvestment Workshop - May 17

[Sammy]

They had a meeting to see what else they can up with to kick more businesses and people out of Youngstown.

[jay]

This was an interesting workshop.  The only person in attendance from the city administration was Councilman Atkinson.  Where was the mayor?  Where were the members of his cabinet?  What happened to the six other councilmen?

[jay]

Neighborhood Reinvestment: How To's
A Youngstown 2010 Series Of Workshops: Phase One

Purpose: To raise awareness, increase understanding of what works, and engage the community in seeking solutions on how to rebuild Youngstown's neighborhoods.

Workshop #1
Reversing Decline: Goals for Neighborhood Investment in Weak Market Cities
Wednesday, May 17
7:00 -9:00 PM     

Butler Museum of American Art
Wick Avenue
Youngstown, Ohio

Purpose: To understand the central role of the marketplace and the new and creative roles for the local government, nonprofit CDC's, financial and community institutions in harnessing the power of the marketplace for the revival of urban neighborhoods.

                 

Moderator:  Jamael Brown, YSU Center for Urban and Regional Studies

Speakers:
Alan Mallach,  National Housing Institute
Author: Building A Better Urban Future: New Directions for Housing Policies in Weak Market Cities

Bruce Murphy,  KeyBank National Association, President of Community Development Banking Catalyzing Private Investment in Urban Neighborhoods

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SEATING ONLY FOR THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS
For more information call (330) 259-1750