There are 3 article(s) tagged Blight Authority of Memphis Inc.:

• January 2023

  • Shelby County Commission’s first big 2023 issue: Who’s getting blighted or abandoned properties?

    The County Commission acted on several fronts at its first meeting of the year Monday on the broader issue of the rules for tax sales and other transfer of parcels by the county. 

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    Low turnout in special elections draws questions, complaints from County Commission

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2023

• February 2022

  • About Town: Former Frayser CDC director joins Blight Authority

    In something of a “surprise,” even to himself, Steve Lockwood is the new interim executive director of BAM. 

    By Julia Baker February 25, 2022

• February 2020

  • Blight Authority targets nuisance properties for demolition

    The Blight Authority hears reports that range from structurally unsafe homes with gaping holes that serve as playgrounds for neighborhood children to accounts of bulk pesticides to ward off the rodents and pests that inhabit abandoned properties. 

    By Leslie Smith February 26, 2020