Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. TB: Currently no local land bank in West Virginia has a dedicated full-time staff.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 30, 2023

For example, in the Balearic Islands tourism accounts for more than 44.2% of the regional GDP and nearly a third of local jobs. While agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater globally, withdrawals compared to 20% for industry and 10% for municipal and domestic use.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be. Demand Accountability for Results. Traditional budgets focus on accountability for staying within spending limits.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 17, 2022

Thus, a realistic, creative discussion of rural property vacancy should take these conditions into account. Vacant properties are, by and large, a local government issue, and urban and rural local governments are fundamentally different in size.

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A local government might clean up a dumping site only to get a call a few weeks later about more trash and debris in the same place. And Illegal dumpers are hard to find and hold accountable, so they often return. Check out our vacant land projects database for examples of vacant land stewardship and reuse.

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