Cincinnati City Council has approved unanimously an ordinance allowing the sale of surplus College Hill property to Working In Neighborhoods (WIN).

WIN will purchase the property, at , for $1,000 through the Cincinnati Land Reutilization Program (CLRP).

The 0.14-acre lot is located between two WIN-owned properties and adjacent to the construction site of a new energy-efficient (and possibly LEED-certified), single-family house.

WIN plans to add the parcel to the property at 1304 Cedar Avenue to create a larger lot.

CLRP, established by council in 1996 to return abandoned property to tax-generating use, is managed by the Department of City Planning.

The program has acquired approximately 68 parcels of land since its inception.

Previous reading on BC:
Cincinnati to vote on sale of surplus College Hill property (9/24/08)