Tackling the Circle of Disinvestment
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Jul 8th, 2014 | 5 comments
This afternoon, a meeting will be convened to discuss demolishing 168 houses spread throughout the city with the Hardest Hit Blight Elimination Program. Most of these houses sit in area about 2-4 miles from downtown in Center Township, making it an almost complete circle of disinvestment:
An organization known as Stop the Demolitions, Indianapolis has come forward with a much better idea. Instead of using precious resources to take properties off of our tax rolls and adding yet more grassy lots, we should instead be encouraging investment in these properties. Fortunately, the city has some...
