A Plan to Take on Baltimore’s Vacant Properties, ‘Once and For All’
Industry Update
December 11, 2023
Source: wmar2news.com
We’ve all seen them: the thousands of decaying, dilapidated properties in Baltimore City.
On Monday, announced to a cheering crowd at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church in West Baltimore, itself next to vacant homes: a new plan to fix them over 15 years.
“Let’s picture not one single vacant or abandoned home in sight!” Rev. Cristina Paglinauan, a member of the BUILD Executive Team, said to applause Monday.
Mayor Brandon Scott, the Greater Baltimore Committee and the multi-faith community organization BUILD announced the agreement, which would combine public and private dollars to redevelop at least 37,000 – which could get to as many as 45,000 – properties in Baltimore City.
The plan commits $300 million from Baltimore City across 15 years, aiming to generate billions in return in the future.
“We can’t gloss over how big this is,” Scott said Monday, “with our plan, Baltimore will be on the cutting edge of housing policy for the entire country, and we’re going to be putting it to use in the neighborhoods that need it the most.”
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