The Portage County Land Bank facilitates the conversion of vacant, blighted, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties to productive use for the benefit of our community.
Mission
Revitalizing Portage County: Putting Properties Back to Productive Use
The Portage County Land Reutilization Corporation (Land Bank) remains committed to transforming vacant, abandoned, and blighted properties into assets that serve our community. Our newly released 2024 Annual Report highlights a year of growth, strong partnerships, and meaningful impact across Portage County.
This year, we continued to leverage resources and partnerships to return neglected properties to productive use, helping strengthen neighborhoods, support local businesses, and open the door to new investment. Our work included:
Expanding affordable homeownership through the Welcome Home Ohio Program, in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and Neighborhood Development Services.
Addressing environmental barriers to redevelopment through targeted brownfield remediation efforts in Kent and Ravenna.
Clearing the way for new growth by strategically demolishing vacant and unsafe structures throughout the county.
Thanks to these efforts—and nearly $3 million in state grant funding—we’re creating safer, stronger, and more vibrant communities.
Inquiries
The Portage County Land Bank seeks to collaborate with local governments, residents, contractors and investors to acquire property, remove blight, and return land to productive use. The land bank can only intervene with properties that are tax delinquent. To determine if a property is tax delinquent, visit the Portage County Auditor’s website. To inquire about a specific property with the land bank complete a Property Inquiry Form (PDF) and contact us. If you are a contractor interested in doing business with the Land Bank complete the Contractor Registration Form.