County transfers 150 vacant lots to group in model for blight efforts
Klondike-Smokey City residents will ultimately determine what happens to the lots its community development corporation was put in charge of Friday.
Klondike-Smokey City residents will ultimately determine what happens to the lots its community development corporation was put in charge of Friday.
Landowners affected by the pipeline could expect an offer that is above fair market value, would still own the property and would have few restrictions, but could not build a permanent structure on the land.
The Orange Mound Initiative task force continued to define its plan to improve economic conditions in the neighborhood, and the transfer of Land Bank properties is seen an important early step.
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As Christmas approached and 2019 came to a close, the last Catholic contemplative monastery in Tennessee quietly closed.
The Klondike-Smokey City CDC purchased 150 vacant lots from the Shelby County Commission in September. They are now taking the first step in creating a plan for the lots.
All 30 schools under the state's Achievement School District would return to their local school districts by 2022, but the process and details of such a transition remain unclear.
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The proposed Raleigh development is the first one since the new tax increment financing district was implemented last year. Developers hope to close on the 8.5-acre site early this year.
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