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Defiance County Land Reutilization Corporation (Land Bank)

500 W. Second St., Suite 101                (419) 782-8741          vmyers@defiancecounty.oh.gov
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ABOUT THE LAND BANK

The Defiance County Land Reutilization Corporation (DCLRC), also called the Defiance County Land Bank, was formed in 2019 with a mission to reclaim, rehabilitate, and reutilize vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed, or other real property in the County. The Land Bank Board is made up of two County Commissioners, the County Treasurer, a municipal representative from the largest municipality, and a township representative, as required by the Ohio Revised Code §1724.03.

 

Board of Directors

David Kern, President

Curt Sigg, Vice President

Vickie Myers, Secretary/Treasurer

Niki Warncke, Appointed Director

Mick Pocratsky, Appointed Director

Property Demolition 

The Land Bank has access to grant funds for demolition activities throughout Defiance County. If you have a property that needs to be demolished please fill out the forms below and submit to Maumee Valley Planning Organization to formally express your interest. 

Demolition Contractors

If you are a demolition contractor and would like to bid on any future demolition projects, you must be pre-qualified. Complete the demolition pre-qualification form found on the Bids & RFQs Tab

PROPERTIES FOR SALE

There are currently no properties for sale. 

Zeller Corporation Remediation

The Defiance County Land Bank is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 12:00pm (noon) in the E911 conference room, 500 Court St, Defiance to discuss the application for a U.S. EPA brownfield cleanup grant to remediate the former Zeller Corporation site on Defiance’s Baltimore Road. The application is due on November 14th.

The draft application and the analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives are available for public comment below or paper format at the Defiance County Public Library. Comments received will be incorporated into the final application. Please drop off written comments to Maumee Valley Planning Organization - 1300 E Second Street, Suite 200, Defiance, OH 43512 ATTN: Estee Blair or by emailing mvpo@mvpo.org with subject "Zeller Comment" no later than Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 12:00 pm noon. You may also express verbal comments at the public meeting (Details above)

Meeting Schedule

 

Meetings are typically held monthly on the last Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the E911 Conference Room in the Commissioner's Building. The meetings are open to the public. To confirm the next meeting date and time, email Vickie Myers at vmyers@defiancecounty.oh.gov or Estee Blair at plannereb@mvpo.org

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