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Cleveland Council of World Affairs visits the Cuyahoga Land Bank
 The Cleveland Council of Worlds Affairs (Council) through its Assistant Program Officer, Katie Ferman, contacted the Cuyahoga Land Bank to host a meeting for Sylvain Barfety of Bordeaux, France. The Council sponsors a International Visitors Leadership Program in which the they host hundreds of current and emerging leaders from around the world. The Council coordinates meetings for international visitors to build the bridges of understanding between local citizens and their foreign counterparts.
On July 17th, Sylvain arrived in Cleveland as a guest of the Council and began his visit with a trip to the Cuyahoga Land Bank to meet with Bill Whitney, the Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Barfety, a young developer engaged in the sustainable redevelop ment of a large brownfield site in Bordeaux, was eager to hear about the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s operations and assistance to sustainable reuse projects in Cuyahoga County.
Mr. Barfety was most excited to hear about the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s assistance to the multifaceted redevelopment of the Foundry Project, a sustainable redevelopment in its infancy at E.71st and Platt in Cleveland. The Cuyahoga Land Bank assisted in the acquisition and transaction of the property to the future developers.
Ms. Ferman and Mr. Barfety were able visit the Foundry Project and get a tour of the future development site. According to Ms. Ferman, Mr. Barfety was extremely excited about his visit to the Cuyahoga Land Bank and that touring the Foundry was “thoroughly exhilarating for Sylvain! He kept saying that he wished there were more buildings like that in Bordeaux because of its potential.â€
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City of Euclid and Cuyahoga Land Bank Partner to Expand Golf Course
Briardale Green Golf Course is now able to expand with assistance from the City of Euclid and the Cuyahoga Land Bank. Briardale is an eighteen-hole  course that is located between Babbitt Rd and East 250th. The course had previously bordered two properties that had been deteriorating for several years.
Both the City of Euclid Land Bank and the Cuyahoga Land Bank were able to collaborate on the removal of these vacant properties.
The City of Euclid demolished the first abandoned house and transferred the property into the City of Euclid’s Land Bank in 2009. In 2014, the golf course discovered a second home that was abandoned. City officials reached out to the Cuyahoga Land Bank for assistance in demolishing the home. The golf course was able to expand, once the property was acquired and demolished. Now the General Manager of Briardale, Matthew Baca, is able to create a more scenic course.
The Cuyahoga Land Bank utilized funds from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s Neighborhood Improvement Program to demolish the property. The land was then transferred to the City of Euclid.
“The Cuyahoga Land Bank is pleased to have removed a blighted influence and at the same time assist the City of Euclid with their golf course expansion,†said Bill Whitney, Chief Operating Office of the Cuyahoga Land Bank. Both golfers and the course managers are happy to now expand the grounds. The eighteen hole, par seventy course offers amenities and golfing for all skill levels. To visit the golf course or for further information visit: www.briardalegreens.com.
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News Feature
The Cuyahoga Land Bank was recently featured in Cleveland.com The House Next Door. The article discusses the problem that Cuyahoga County is facing with abandoned and vacant properties following the housing crisis. The feature discusses the Cuyahoga Land Bank's Demolition and Renovation process and how these functions combat vacancy and strengthen our communities.
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