Comments on: More on Shrinking Cities and Help for Land Banks http://washingtonindependent.com/40113/more-on-shrinking-cities-and-help-for-land-banks National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Flintexpats http://washingtonindependent.com/40113/more-on-shrinking-cities-and-help-for-land-banks/comment-page-1#comment-35225 Flintexpats Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:01:55 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=40113#comment-35225 Great point. And once you have the land bank in place, it still takes money to pay for the demolition or rehab of houses the land bank controls. The Flint Land Bank has faced some criticism because it doesn't deal with houses fast enough, but that takes money the land bank doesn't have. Setting up the land bank and gaining control of abandoned housing is only the first step.<br><br><a href="http://www.flintexpats.com" rel="nofollow">www.flintexpats.com</a> Great point. And once you have the land bank in place, it still takes money to pay for the demolition or rehab of houses the land bank controls. The Flint Land Bank has faced some criticism because it doesn't deal with houses fast enough, but that takes money the land bank doesn't have. Setting up the land bank and gaining control of abandoned housing is only the first step.

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]]> By: Flintexpats http://washingtonindependent.com/40113/more-on-shrinking-cities-and-help-for-land-banks/comment-page-1#comment-28365 Flintexpats Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:01:55 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=40113#comment-28365 Great point. And once you have the land bank in place, it still takes money to pay for the demolition or rehab of houses the land bank controls. The Flint Land Bank has faced some criticism because it doesn't deal with houses fast enough, but that takes money the land bank doesn't have. Setting up the land bank and gaining control of abandoned housing is only the first step.<br><br><a href="http://www.flintexpats.com" rel="nofollow">www.flintexpats.com</a> Great point. And once you have the land bank in place, it still takes money to pay for the demolition or rehab of houses the land bank controls. The Flint Land Bank has faced some criticism because it doesn't deal with houses fast enough, but that takes money the land bank doesn't have. Setting up the land bank and gaining control of abandoned housing is only the first step.

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]]> By: Flint Follow-Up « Hungry Hungry Hippos http://washingtonindependent.com/40113/more-on-shrinking-cities-and-help-for-land-banks/comment-page-1#comment-28156 Flint Follow-Up « Hungry Hungry Hippos Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:33:31 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=40113#comment-28156 [...] By urbino Mary Kane responded to my post, yesterday, about Flint, Michigan.  I have a couple of responses to her [...] [...] By urbino Mary Kane responded to my post, yesterday, about Flint, Michigan.  I have a couple of responses to her [...]

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