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Vacancy: America’s Other Housing Crisis
Aug 7 2018

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Share List The image of America’s housing crisis is of pricey, increasingly unaffordable housing in superstar cities. And there is too little housing—a scarcity—in those places. But there is another, even more disturbing side to America’s housing crisis: vacancy, and …more
Governor Wolf Announces Funding to Help Northumberland County Eliminate Blight
Aug 7 2018

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Share List Governor Tom Wolf announced new funding to eliminate blight in municipalities across Northumberland County, revitalizing communities and bringing the potential for further economic development in the area. “Strong communities help to build a strong economy and my administration …more
City Hopes to Document 6,500 Houses in a Day
Aug 7 2018

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Share List The city of Sharon plans to make a significant advance in the battle against blight, and to do so, it’s going try something never before done in Pennsylvania. City leaders, along with county and state officials, collaborated on a plan to survey every house …more
Blight Battle to Expand Countywide
Aug 7 2018

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Share List Lackawanna County’s battle against blight finally appears to be ready to move beyond Scranton’s city limits. County officials recently began assembling a task force on blight through the Lackawanna County Land Bank in conjunction with NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania, …more
The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act: 10 Years of Productive Reuse
Jul 31 2018

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Share List The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) recently released their newest publication, The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act: 10 Years of Productive Reuse. This publication includes conservatorship case studies from Allegheny County, a look inside Philadelphia’s use, and policy …more
Blight Task Force Taking Shape in Lackawanna County
Jul 31 2018

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Share List A task force to target blight in Lackawanna County is taking shape and expected to meet next month for the first time. The task force’s creation follows four public meetings held this spring as part of a burgeoning …more
AmeriCorps Team Tackles Blight in Bayfront Neighborhoods
Jul 24 2018

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Share List Seven-member team will be in Erie for seven more weeks. Ula Stebens and Ramion Smith took turns working a jackhammer to break up a chunk of old sidewalk hidden underground. And Lily Shuffield poured concrete mix into a …more
Cambria County ‘Taking a Bite Out of Blight’
Jul 17 2018

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Share List Demolition began Thursday morning on a South Fork building that is the first property razed with Cambria County’s new blight fund. Last year, the building’s dangerous condition prompted borough officials to close Main Street near the South Fork …more
Commissioners Discuss New Fee for Deed Transfers to Fight Blight
Jul 17 2018

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Share List At Wednesday’s State of the County luncheon at The Lodge at Sharp Mountain, the Schuylkill County commissioners said they would consider imposing a $15 fee on each deed filed in order to combat blight. “(A) $15 fee isn’t …more
Tarentum Adds Registration Form, Reporting Tools for Vacant Properties to Website
Jul 17 2018

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Share List Tarentum has added forms to both register and report vacant properties in the borough to its website. The forms are there along with information on the borough’s new vacant property registration requirements. Council approved the new regulations in …more

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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