The Perfect Storm: An Eyewitness Report from Ground Zero in Cleveland's NeighborhoodsApril 2008 By Kermit Lind for Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development This is an eyewitness report from an attorney working with Cleveland neighborhood development corporations, including one in Slavic Village, a neighborhood sometimes referred to as "ground zero" in the mortgage meltdown. The report describes the impact of the mortgage failures in Cleveland neighborhoods and the responses by nonprofit development corporations and local government, as well as identifies programs and policies being developed to help prepare for rebuilding neighborhoods. |

