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New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities

Center for Community Progress

In Michigan, land banks are quasi-governmental entities, created pursuant to Michigan’s Land Bank Fast Track Act (Public Act 258 of 2003), and represent rural and urban communities across the state. The total $21.5 million appropriation will be allocated through the State Land Bank Authority.

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Ironically, one of my early issues was overconcentration of liquor stores on H Street--I was even featured in a Post article about it in 2003. That certainly seems like an overconcentration. Then it was about loitering, littering and crime.