Macon County Board to Address Abandoned, Derelict Properties
One Community Update
April 12, 2024
Source: hearld-review.com
The Macon County Board has approved an agreement with Central Illinois Land Bank Authority to address abandoned and derelict properties in the county.
Most of the properties will be outside the Decatur city limits.
Director Mike Davis said the land bank’s goal is to assist communities with distressed properties but not tell them what to do.
“The community decides what they want to do,” Davis said.
The aim of the land bank, according to its website, is to revitalize neighborhoods, increase property values, stabilize real estate markets and redevelop properties. The land bank already works with Vermilion and Champaign counties.
“The idea of this land bank and others is to help deal with distressed properties,” Davis said at Thursday’s county board meeting. “We turn them into productive use and get them back on the tax rolls.”
The land bank wrote a grant for $337,000, he said, and he’ll be working closely with Macon County Administrator Tammy Wilcox to create a list of properties.
“My goal is, how do I add capacity to communities and bring in more resources and clean up the community and do good work?” Davis said.
In other business, the board approved a contract between Macon and the Macon County Sheriff’s Office for police services and issued a proclamation declaring April Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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