Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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Monaca Officials Consider Tickets for Overgrown Yards
Oct 16 2018

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Share List Borough residents could find themselves facing a fine if their property is affecting the quality of life in Monaca. Council later this month will consider a “Quality of Life” ordinance that would eliminate a visit to the district …more
Cambria Forgives Property Taxes
Oct 16 2018

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Share List Taxes owed on 30 Cambria County properties will be forgiven with hopes that they will be sold and re-enter the tax base. The elimination of owed taxes on those properties was approved unanimously by Cambria County commissioners at …more
Westmoreland County Municipalities Can Apply for Money to Raze Blighted Properties
Oct 16 2018

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Share List Local municipalities can now submit applications that identify demolition projects to reduce blight throughout Westmoreland County. Officials said the county has banked more than $260,000 to fund the new program to eliminate vacant and dilapidated structures. The money …more
Fight Against Blight May Also Help Keep Students Safe
Oct 16 2018

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Share List An effort to fight blight may actually help to keep students safe in West Scranton. A rundown property in the 1100-block of Eynon Street is being demolished this week and neighbors say what is planned could benefit the …more
Center for Community Progress Report: ‘Creative Placemaking on Vacant Properties: Lessons Learned from Four Cities’
Oct 9 2018

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Share List This Center for Community Progress report offers practical guidance for communities curious about how to leverage the power of creative placemaking to transform vacant properties. It includes a creative placemaking primer and key takeaways based on work conducted …more
Doorways, Windows to Responsibility
Oct 2 2018

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Share List An Editorial from the “Times Tribune” Plywood sheets are not windows or doors, but portals to contagious blight. That’s why Scranton and other communities in Northeast Pennsylvania should emulate a Philadelphia ordinance to fight that blight, which was …more
State Grants Northumberland County Another $500,000 for Blight
Sep 25 2018

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Share List Another $500,000 state grant came to the Housing Authority of Northumberland County on Thursday morning for the county’s continuing fight against blight. It’s the second large grant announcement for the authority since August. State Reps. Kurt Masser, R-107, …more
Leaders Get Education on Blight at Redevelopment Authority Seminar
Sep 25 2018

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Share List The Redevelopment Authority of Cambria County hosted a seminar Wednesday designed to educate elected officials and other interested parties on the steps required to have a blighted property demolished under Act 152 of 2016. Renee Daly, executive director …more
Housing Alliance Policy Committee Meeting on Blight
Sep 24 2018

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Share List Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania’s Policy Committee Meeting on Blight – September 18th, 2018
Danville Shows How to Fight Blight
Sep 18 2018

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Share List Danville is demonstrating how a proactive approach, backed up by practical and enforceable borough ordinances can keep deteriorating properties in check. Danville’s efforts were featured recently during the annual educational conference of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township …more

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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