Mantua considers downtown improvements and a ‘calling while driving’ ban

- Wendy DiAlesandro

A section of Mantua’s historic Main Street commercial district will soon be officially “blighted.”

Under new legislation the village council is considering, a section of the downtown would receive the designation and become eligible for Ohio’s Target of Opportunity Grant Programs. Property owners could unlock funding to repair and rehabilitate their buildings.

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