| The Harrisburg West-End Neighborhood Association has been working with the city on the issue of "Unfit and Abandoned Housing". We are happy to announce that seven (7) properties will go before the city commission on February 5th, 2008. After that the city will bid the work out and hopefully we will be rid of several of the eye sores in our neighborhood. Click here for the ARC Commission Agenda Item |
The city Code Enforcement Department has identified 24 properties that are unfit and or abandoned. See list below. Click here to see photos of the 24 properties. |
Below are links that will download each document in Adobe PDF. Great Reading! BLUEPRINT BUFFALO REGIONAL STRATEGIES AND LOCAL TOOLS FOR RECLAIMING VACANT PROPERTIES IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS OF BUFFALO Georgia Department of Revenue Property Redemption Reinventing Dayton and the Ohio, Miami Valley Through Vacant Property Revitalization and Reclamation THE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT, AND RE-USE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY’S TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTY Augusta Richmond County Code Title 7 Buildings and Construction which includes Article 7 Nuisance Abatement—In Rem Proceedings Vacant Properties The True Costs To Communities The aim of this report is to summarize the many and varied costs that vacant and abandoned properties impose upon communities. It compiles research from across the country quantifying a wide variety of costs, including city services (nuisance abatement, crime and fire prevention), decreased property values and tax revenues, as well as the costs born by homeowners and the issue of the spiral of blight. |