Monthly Archives: December 2016

1 Town. 3 Steps to Combat Zombie Property

The town of DeWitt, NY is facing zombies in the shape of  zombie properties. Here’s the town’s strategy to erradicate zombies:

  • Acquire abndonded property via eminent domain
  • Transfer the property to the Greater Syracuse Lank Bank
  • the Greater Syracuse Lank Bank restores the homes
  • The homes are then resold to new homeowners

Eagle News Online | DeWitt Town Board makes strides to combat ‘zombie properties’

City in Rust Belt Votes Down Pipeline. 2 Takeaways.

The city:  Bowling Green, Ohio

The city council vote:  7 to 0 to deny right of way access for a pipeline in the city

The takeaways:

  • Offering to follow existing easements isn’t enough to get around a growing sentiment of no eminent domain for private gain
  • The pipeline may now exercise eminent domain against the city

The Toledo Blade | Bowling Green council votes down pipeline plan