Concerned about the impact of abandoned and vacant homes, the Pineview Neighborhood Association partnered with the Montgomery County Land Bank to remove blight and renovate some homes. These actions in this west Dayton community raised the market values of the homes while reducing crime.
Vacant and abandoned properties are not only major eye sores and financial drains on cities. They also accelerate the decline of neighborhoods. How can we make this land more productive? An increasing number of governments and non-profit organizations are turning to land banks as a partial solution. The Center for Community Progress says, “A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put […]
