Opinion: Memphis should invest in blighted housing
Several eviction notices litter the front porch of a vacant blighted home on Bitter Creek Drive in Northaven on Nov. 5, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Steve Lockwood
Steve Lockwood is director of special projects for the Frayser Community Development Corp., which buys and renovates homes in the Frayser community for sale, lease/purchase and rent. Prior to joining the nonprofit world, he was a real estate developer specializing in residential rehabs.
Blighted properties cost the city, rather than bringing in tax revenue. The city pays dearly for police, fire, board-up, lot clearing and other services required for abandoned properties.
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