Cass County Blight Elimination Program to Demolish Eight Structures in First Round of Funding
Industry Update
April 13, 2023
Source: abc57.com
After a house was destroyed by a fire several months ago on Happy Drive in Cassopolis, it has become an invitation for danger for young people tempted to enter the building, and an eyesore for neighbors, but those days are numbered as this property is one of eight uninhabitable structures soon to be made useful again thanks to Cass County Land Bank Authority’s new Blight Elimination Program.
“An important part of our mission is to partner with local jurisdictions to not only clean up blighted property but to have the property returned to productive use,” said Cass County Treasurer Hope Anderson, who also serves as chair of the CCLBA.
In July 2022, House Bill 5783 appropriated $75 million to a statewide Blight Elimination Program, $21.5 million of which was designated to the state land bank authority for a competitive grant program to address blighted structures.
In March 2023, the state land bank authority awarded the County land bank authority $159,226.40 for the purpose of restoring blighted properties.
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