Talladega’s Revitalization Project Demolishing more than 30 Abandoned, Dilapidated Homes
Industry Update
March 16, 2023
Source: wbrc.com
The city of Talladega is using funds from the Community Development Block Grant to demolish dozens of homes in Ward 2. The goal is to restore a sense of pride in these communities by removing abandoned and dilapidated homes.
“The Community Development Block Grant is knocking down another sixteen houses now. All were led by City Councilwoman Vickey Hall in Ward 2,” says City Manager Seddrick Hill. “She did a lot of work to get the buy-in. Sometimes the community doesn’t know if are you going to take my land are you going to do something else.”
Last year, the city demolished 15 homes in the Knoxville community and now they’re working on 16 more.
The blighted, unoccupied properties are demolished at no cost to the property owner, who maintains ownership of the land. Participants in the program must be the legal property owner or have a legal right to the property.
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