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The Journal’s recent editorial, “When mowing money goes away, Land Bank should get creative,” leaves the impression that the Land Bank hasn’t already established what they suggest as “creative” solutions. For us not to respond would leave an incorrect perception of our programs among the public and many of our funders. I agree with The Journal on many of the suggestions they made, the problem is that the editorial does not acknowledge that we are already doing many of the things suggested. By Douglas K. Weiland Published: The Flint Journal, Sunday, October 02, 2011 | | |
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FLINT, Michigan — As the cash-strapped city of Flint struggles to maintain basic services, a new citywide cleanup program is putting local people to work at no cost to the city. The Genesee County Land Bank this year is partnering with the city for its weed and trash abatement program, which uses federal stimulus dollars to hire work crews to remove trash and weeds and mow the grass at vacant lots, officials announced Thursday. Kristin Longley, Flint Journal http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/04/new_citywide_cleanup_program_t.html | | |
State applies for federal demolition dollars, including $32.5 million for Flint and Genesee County
(date: 11/11/2009)
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Facing the Mortgage Crisis: The Greening of a City
(date: 11/10/2009)
ANN ARBOR, MI (Michigan Radio) - Joanne Palek and her brother, Richard, have lived on West Court Street in Flint for 10 years. A few years ago, the abandoned house next door burned down. So they bought the empty lot from the Genesee County Land Bank for exactly $1.00, and then they started to plant. By Jennifer Guerra, Michigan Radio | | |
Planners work on way to deal with Flint's declining population
(date: 11/10/2009)
Idea of using the vacant land for agricultural is growing GENESEE COUNTY (WJRT) -- (11/10/09)--While planners continue working on a way to deal with Flint's declining population, it appears the idea of using the vacant land for agricultural is growing. http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7111087 | | |
Could Chevy in the Hole Become a recreation site?
(date: 10/28/2009)
FLINT (WJRT) -- It's a vision to reinvent an old property near downtown Flint. Imagine the Chevy in the Hole site as a state park or urban riverfront. Right now, the site is a bare slab of concrete spanning 100 acres near Kettering University. Efforts are being made by some University of Michigan-Flint students who want to revamp the property. By Kristen Abraham http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7087674 | | |
Shrink to Survive? Rust Belt City Downsizes
(date: 10/28/2009)
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Flint, MI - On one side of the fertile lot stands an abandoned house, stripped long ago for scrap. On the other side, another abandoned house, windows boarded, structure sagging. And diagonally across the street, two more abandoned houses, including one blackened by a fire maybe a year ago, maybe two. But on this lot, surrounded by desertion in the north end of Flint, the toughest city in America, collard greens sprout in verdant surprise. Although the broccoli and turnips and snap peas have been picked, it is best to wait until deep autumn for the greens, says the garden’s keeper, Harry Ryan. The frost lends sweetness to the leaves. His is not just another tiny community garden growing from a gap in the urban asphalt. This one lot is really 10 contiguous lots where a row of houses once stood. On this spot, the house burned down. (“I was the one who called the fire department.”) On that spot, the house was lost to back taxes. (“An older guy; he was trying to fix it up, and he was struggling.”) Slide Showby Dan Barry, The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/us/19land.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print | | |
ABC-12 Newsmaker: Flint's Shrinking Population
(date: 10/10/2009)
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