County Land Bank says goodbye to two charter directors
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LISBON --The Columbiana County Land Reutilization (Land Bank) will be operating with two new board members, since two of the members of the board of directors who have been with the organization since its founding in 2014 have left the board. Linda Bolon served as Board Chair and Sherrie Curtis has served as a Selected Director during that time. Both have left the board.
Linda Bolon has served on the board as an extension of her duties as County Treasurer. She was also a member of the Ohio General Assembly that passed legislation critical to the existence of Land Banks. "It has been extremely gratifying to be part of this process, from its inception as a legislator, to being a member of the local board of directors who actually put the legislation into practice," said Bolon. Tad Herold, the original Executive Director of the Land Bank and head of the County's Office of Economic Development which still administers the Land Bank, said "Linda has been a vital member of our board and helped us in many ways as we went from our founding, to our early activities, to our current state as a more mature land bank. We thank her for her time and service."
Sherrie Curtis was a natural choice for one of the Selected Director positions because she was actively trying to start a Land Bank to benefit the City of East Liverpool for years prior to the County Land Bank got started. "When I started making phone calls around the county to get people interested in starting this organization, it was great to learn that Sherrie had been beating that drum for years in East Liverpool," said Herold. Sherrie was well known for supervising most of the demolitions that occurred in East Liverpool, setting up her folding chair in the morning and watching the work be done all day long. Sherrie wishes to thank "all the past Mayors of the City of East Liverpool and the many others who were all supportive of the Land Bank, along with all the other office holders and others who cooperated so well to make it a success."
Current Executive Director, Haedan Panezott added, "It was such a great experience being able to work with both Linda Bolon and Sherrie Curtis. Both members were essential in the land banks operations. Linda had always provided me with essential insight and Sherrie had always kept me informed on priority properties in East Liverpool. It was a pleasure to have had the opportunity to work with both of them."