The Fight Against Blight in Blackford County
Industry Update
August 23, 2022
Source: hartfordcitynewstimes.com
Blight can be defined as something that spoils or damages something. It can also be described as something that has a detrimental effect on that which surrounds it. Many once fine properties in Hartford City and other communities have, for whatever reason, been allowed to fall into such a condition that they now fit this description.
Perhaps they are owned by someone out of state who fails to maintain them. Maybe they belong to an elderly homeowner on a fixed income who cannot afford to have the necessary repairs made. Regardless of how they got to this point, over the last few years, Hartford City, in conjunction with Build a Better Blackford, the Blackford Development Corporation, and the City’s Property Standards Board, have been working together to find, and improve these properties.
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