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A new documentary was released today that provides a deeper look into the issue of abandoned properties in Columbus. Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr spearheaded this project, which describes the impact that abandoned homes have on individual neighborhoods… [Read More]
From 10tv.com: Tour Draws Attention To Blighted Neighborhoods A faith-based group of local activists is calling on city and county leaders to do more to clean up blighted neighborhoods. The BREAD organization held a tour of empty homes in the… [Read More]
Press Release: HUD Approves $100M+ in Neighborhood Stabilization Plans for Twelve Ohio Communities Hard-Hit by Foreclosure Funding aimed at neighborhoods facing potential abandonment and blight U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today approved plans from twelve Ohio communities… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Section 8 Housing to be Torn Down Thursday, May 8, 2008 BY MARK FERENCHIK AND JONATHAN RISKIND The company redeveloping the Columbus Coated Fabrics site into apartments and condominiums plans to build unsubsidized housing along E. 11th… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Columbus tackles vacant houses Proposal would allow for speedier foreclosure process Sunday, December 23, 2007 BY MARK FERENCHIK Getting control of a vacant, ramshackle house can take cities years, delaying efforts to help the poorest neighborhoods. That’s… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote West Side revival plotted Local governments uniting to reverse regional decline Monday, November 12, 2007 BY MARK FERENCHIK A plan to revive the faltering Westland Mall and soon-to-close Delphi Corp. plant could ultimately include a tax- sharing… [Read More]
The Columbus Dispatch wrote Struggle for development in Franklinton Homes not right fit for neighborhood, leaders say Sunday, October 28, 2007 By Mark Ferenchik Vince Gazzara wants to build four houses in Franklinton, the poor Columbus neighborhood of century-old houses… [Read More]
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