Plans unveiled today for improvements for Brier Hill, U.S. Route 422 corridor

YOUNGSTOWN — Local officials have unveiled a blight removal and neighborhood improvement effort in Brier Hill and along the U.S. Route 422 business corridor.

Improvements showcased today by city, Mahoning County and Lien Forward Ohio officials included removal of an unsightly fence and the results of multiple neighborhood trash cleanups and of the ongoing transfer by Lien Forward of almost 40 vacant lots to about 20 individuals and churches, who have pledged to clean up and maintain them.

The initiative began this spring when V&M Star Steel officials suggested to Lien Forward board members a revitalized neighborhood would be significant in the steel pipe maker’s proposed investment of nearly $1 billion and about 400 new jobs in an expansion of its Youngstown operation.

Lien Forward helps its residential, business, nonprofit and government clients gain clear title to vacant, long-abandoned, tax delinquent land through the county treasurer’s property tax lien sales.

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