‘Beyond frustrating’: Sheriff’s Office problems prevent Land Bank from buying lots for community gardens, houses
Even City Council members can't figure out what the holdup is. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has been active at community events, ...
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City of Topeka nets $500 from land bank
In 2024, the Topeka Land Bank made a total of $500. The City of Topeka purchased three properties in the Lauren’s Bay ...
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Philly tax sales resumed nearly a year ago. The land bank still hasn’t bid on any properties
The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.
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Kingston City Land Bank plans to sell six more affordable homes in 2025
Hennagin said the land bank has acquired 28 properties since 2020 and has returned 19 to the tax rolls, including six in 2024. Out of those, 15 were fully renovated affordable homes and four were ...
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Land Bank’s agreement to purchase Main Street VOA property falls through
Executive director Amy Hamrick said the land bank wasn't able to submit its grant application because the seller hadn't ...
Wichita’s Land Bank Program sees slow progress
The city created a land bank in 2021 to help turn vacant properties into more affordable homes. But the land bank has only ...
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Officials get crash course on land banks
Local officials Thursday received a crash course from the Ohio Land Bank Association’s leader, who explained various methods that land banks across the state can employ to combat blight in their ...
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‘Spinning our wheels’: Bureaucratic, funding obstacles hinder Wichita land bank
The city of Wichita created a land bank in 2021 to ease affordable housing development in the center of the city. But four ...