STEUBENVILLE — On Monday, Steubenville Council approved a property transfer to make it possible for the Jefferson County Land Bank to build new homes on North Fifth Street.

The home is one of three the Jefferson County Land Bank plans to build in Steubenville and Toronto through a $660,556 grant through a grant from a state program aimed at making affordable housing available to homebuyers of low to moderate incomes.

Last week, Tabatha Glover, the land bank’s director; and Robert Naylor, director of the Jefferson County Port Authority; asked council to approve the transfer of vacant lots at 821 and 823 North Fifth St. and 827 and 829 North Fifth St. to the latter board so new homes can be built on them.

Glover noted construction is under way at 612 Logan St. for the first of three homes

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