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To Attract Residents Communities Offer Free Land

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Erik Krause
25 March 2004 - 10:00am

Kansas communities are offering free land to attract residents to increase the tax base.

"Many Plains towns are struggling to survive. Young people leave, old people die, and storefronts become boarded up one by one.Marquette is among at least 10 Kansas communities offering free land to attract residents to boost school enrollment and fatten the tax base. Most such programs started in the past year or two, so it is too soon to measure long-term success. "

Full Story: Kan. Offers Free Land to Lure Residents
Source: Yahoo! Newswire, March 23, 2004
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