What city is addressing blight by “treating the source?” Memphis
How much blight is in Memphis? 16% of housing stock is vacant
What are the 3 goals of the Memphis Neighborhood Blight Elimination Charter?
- economic development
- quality of life
- coordination among exisiting local governmental agencies that tackle blight
What entities are involved with the Memphis Nighborhood Blight Elimination Center?
- nine government agencies
- nonprofits
- private businesses
What were tangential legislative changes that dovetail into the Charter?
- Shortening the time that delinquent taxpayers have to redeem their properties — from one year to 30 days
- Memphis City Council created a land bank that razes, cleans up, and will buy blighted properties
Memphis Neighborhood Blight Eliminiation Charter
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