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Montgomery blight: Frustrated residents and officials say they've had enough
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDeborah Neal became involved in the fight to reduce blight when Montgomery County Commissioner...
Springfield City Council asked to blight 265 acres around Grant Avenue Parkway to reward development
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpringfield City Council is considering whether to declare large areas of land along the Grant...
Plans call for investment in this York neighborhood after decades of neglect
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPenn Street in York starts with a curve around Farquhar Park and then runs south in a straight line...
Mayor Mitchell announces program to bring new life to vacant, abandoned properties
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW BEDFORD – Eyesore properties can be transformed into a sight for sore eyes under a new grant...
Center Street neighborhood, once a hub of Black culture in Des Moines, gets historic marker
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA historical marker now sits at the site of what was once Iowa's most vibrant Black community. The...
Shorb neighborhood revitalization efforts in full swing
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCANTON − Three newly constructed houses, eight renovated residences and a community center. Those...
Letter to the editor: William V. Sherer II is the clear choice to be Canton's mayor
The Repository via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCanton stands at a decisive moment, presented with an extraordinary opportunity to choose a leader...
How a chance encounter at a demolition site on Mother’s Day led to fighting blight in West Baltimore
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBALTIMORE -- Nneka N’namdi was driving home in Baltimore’s Upton and Harlem Park neighborhoods on Mother’s Day in 2016 when she came across a situation she thought could turn into a tragedy.
Residents sue Mississippi city for declaring properties blighted in redevelopment plan
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Mississippi city failed to properly inform property owners in a majority-Black neighborhood that their homes could be targeted for eminent domain under a redevelopment plan, some residents ...
Reading officials want more action, less talk about blighted properties
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 21—City Council members want a crackdown on the owners of blighted and vacant buildings. "I'm sick and tired of defining the problem," Councilman Christopher Daubert said Monday during ...