Demolition crews have plans to wipe out dozens of abandoned houses and Montgomery County is in line to receive more than $5 million to pay for the work.
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News Center 7 Reporter Amber Jenkins spent the day Wednesday in various neighborhood, gathering reactions from residents about the plan.
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In Trotwood, Clarence Thomas is among those who said they cannot wait to see the run down structures disappear under the weight of the wrecking ball.
“The one over here is a hazard for kids and safety reasons,” said Thomas, who has lived in the city for 30 years.
The number of abandoned houses in Trotwood, 35, and elsewhere is why state officials awarded the county the money. The $5 million the county will get will pay for the razing of 151 vacant houses, a number that includes the Trotwood total.
Thomas is sad to see the conditions of the …