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CDBG funding to fight blight

The Municipal Posted on June 16, 2015 by Lauren CaggianoJune 11, 2015
In a 2013 study, Steel Valley, Turtle Creek and Twin Rivers Council of Governments in Pennsylvania found that their 41 collective communities had incurred $10,720,302 in direct costs to municipal services; $8,637,875 in costs related to the loss of tax revenue; and nearly $250 million associated with a loss in property value from blighted properties. With cdBg support and the realignment of existing resources, or donations, they created revenueneutral land banks and are revitalizing the neighborhoods.

It can be a nightmare for any neighborhood: A house or apartment complex in disrepair is ruining the block, and the landlord defies cleanup/renovation orders. Eventually, local government is tasked with taking matters into its own hands. Programs like the … Continue reading →

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