34 More Blighted Houses Added to #BlightFight Demolition List
Monday, June 7th, 2021
On Wednesday June 2, 2021 Mayor Lester Miller announced the next round of houses to be taken down in his Blight Fight campaign.
"We're celebrating a milestone in our fight against blight, in our fight to remove falling in, burned out, and blighted structures from our neighborhoods, to make our community safer, more beautiful, and a better place to live," said Mayor Miller.
In April 2021, Mayor Miller started with a goal to take down 30 blighted houses in 30 days. Our crews surpassed that goal by finishing ahead of schedule, two weeks ago. During those demolitions, Code Enforcement was working to get another round of blighted houses lined up and ready to go.
In this second round, Code Enforcement Department selected 34 properties, which includes 16 burned structures and 18 structures considered Vacant, Abandoned, and Dilapidated. All but two of them have Code violations going back more than seven years, and all of them represent a public safety and public health issue for the neighborhoods.
