More on Cordray's Inventory of Unused State Property

Rich Cordray will hold another press conference tomorrow to talk about his efforts to track down and catalog unused state-owned real property.

More information about the effort is available on the State Treasurer's web site. More than half of the 446 real estate parcels identified as having potential for community or private development are located in Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, and Stark counties. Gov. Ted Strickland is quoted as saying that "Treasurer Cordray truly understands the challenging budget we are facing and is creating an opportunity through his office to achieve real savings. This a good example of what everyone in Ohio government can do to bring greater accountability to state resources."

Cordray's first interim report and a listing of the top ten properties are available for download. The property listing is fun because it includes satellite photos with the state-owned parcels of vacant land outlined in red. There's one in Geauga County (108.6 acres valued at $629,000) that I know I have driven past.