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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. in West Virginia. Our state is mountainous, and these sites are often centrally located on flat ground, a rare commodity.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Class equity enables students to open their own “bank account,” through which they practice earning classroom dollars, saving, and spending in a safe environment. The CFE Fund’s national Bank On platform supports local coalition and financial institution efforts to connect consumers to safe, affordable bank accounts: [link].

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Approaches to Rural Property Vacancy in Law and Policy

Center for Community Progress

Thus, a realistic, creative discussion of rural property vacancy should take these conditions into account. Building code enforcement and other measures to prevent and address property vacancy often seem like the least of the community’s worries.

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