Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Land banks are a powerful tool to address vacant properties in rural communities, and West Virginia passed land bank enabling legislation in 2014. TB: Currently no local land bank in West Virginia has a dedicated full-time staff. CP: You played a key role in advocating for West Virginia’s land bank-enabling legislation.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Louis County Land Bank Coalition , which includes local community development corporations, neighborhood associations, the St. Louis County Board of Realtors, a housing advocacy nonprofit, legal aid, local elected and government officials, and residents. This month, Rep. HB 1088 would give all Missouri cities and St.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Land bank funding mechanisms vary widely by state and local legislation. Government grants and/or appropriations, real estate revenue, and recurring local funding (tax recapture, delinquent tax, and assessment collection) are the top funding sources for respondents (Figure 5).

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

Spearheaded by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), this bipartisan legislation underscores our commitment to addressing systemic vacancy and property deterioration using the tools available at all levels of government.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

When Congress passes and the President signs major legislation, federal agencies must translate it into practical action to ensure its goals are realized. Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 5, 2022

Tune in to the full episode below to learn how you can get involved in Park and Recreation Month this July, including: Downloading the Park and Recreation Month Toolkit , which includes the official logo, graphics, a really amazing poster, sample messaging, social media posts and much more Using the Park and Recreation Month Proclamation template so (..)

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 11, 2023

States can short their pension obligations, issue debt to cover operating expenses, create off-the-books entities to issue debt, pass the buck to local governments, and game the revenue estimate - just to name a few gimmicks. Yet, by and large, year after year, most states pass fiscally constrained budgets. Money is no object.

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