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Omgitsjustdae OP t1_j205zgx wrote

Reply to comment by eanardone in Wrote an article about blight in the Mon Valley. Learned a lot while writing it. by Omgitsjustdae

Land banking and Land Trusts would be great tools. Land banks help with getting the liens off the houses and land trust ensures that the price of the house won't be super high. In tandum they're effective.

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eanardone t1_j20705b wrote

I agree, they could be great tools. But I just understand the basics in operation. How do these end up getting set up? How are they funded?

If you have any resources that I might be able to talk to I would appreciate it. This is something I have been thinking about for a long time, but haven't been able to actually move forward.

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Omgitsjustdae OP t1_j207xdh wrote

I'm a part of a fellowship and we've been studying this very thing. We visited the Syracuse, NY Land Bank which is one of the best in the country and Pittsburgh has one of the worst and both utilized some of the same resources. There's one in the Mon Valley area but it's working on the lien portion of Land Banking.

"Typically, land banks are created as public entities by a local ordinance, pursuant to authority provided in state-enabling legislation. Land banking programs can also be developed within existing entities, such as redevelopment authorities, housing departments, or planning departments."

Center for Community Progress is an awesome resource that helps communities build land banks. https://communityprogress.org/resources/land-banks/lb-faq/

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eanardone t1_j20bom2 wrote

Awesome, I will definitely check that out. I'm hoping that sometimes soon I'll be able to find time that I can dive into this a little bit more. Maybe one day, when I get something put together would love to talk to your fellowship.

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