Cincinnati's Dirty Secret: Blighted Buildings

Cincinnati must find a better way of dealing with blighted buildings. A special housing court has been proposed, but The Cincinatti Post is skeptical.

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June 21, 2002, 4:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"It's disconcerting as well to note what city's chief building inspector, William Langevin, told The Post's Randy Ludlow: the number of abandoned buildings in the core neighborhoods surrounding downtown has stayed at about 300... [T]he degree to which the city's tape-encrusted permitting and inspection process slows down legitimate developers who are trying to rehab old buildings or rebuild urban neighborhoods this is the city's own fault."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Reclaiming blighted buildings

Monday, June 17, 2002 in The Cincinnati Post

Community / Economic Development Ohio

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