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How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Affect the Community

Center for Community Progress

MARCH 24, 2023

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties”—pose significant costs to public health, property values, local taxpayers, and more. Failure to address problem properties, just like ignoring a leaking faucet, costs more in the long run and causes more harm over time.

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How to Prevent and Reduce Illegal Dumping

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Illegal dumping has public health, economic, and environmental consequences. Once, on a public street, someone dumped a 55-gallon drum of an extremely hazardous chemical right at the curb near a park within the city,” said Keith L. Check out our vacant land projects database for examples of vacant land stewardship and reuse.

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How Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Affect the Community

How to Prevent and Reduce Illegal Dumping

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