Minneapolis Initiates Vacant Home Demolition Program To Stabilize Neighborhoods

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, KAAL-TV Channel 6 reports:

• With the demolition of a condemned, burned-out house in north Minneapolis Monday, the city announced an effort to improve neighborhood livability by demolishing vacant and boarded properties that are unrecoverable and detrimental to neighborhoods. The demolition work is one way Minneapolis and its partners are working collaboratively to stabilize and secure neighborhoods, especially in areas hard-hit by foreclosures. The city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials will evaluate vacant and boarded properties and identify those that are the strongest candidates for demolition.

For more, see Mpls. cleans up by demolishing vacant homes.

See also, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Foreclosed homes demolished in Minneapolis.

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