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Detroit On Target For Demolishing 3,000 Vacant Homes
DETROIT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's plan to rid the city of 3,000 blighted and dangerous houses in one year is on pace to do just that.
A vacant home is shown through the charred remains of former residence in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Wrecking crews in the Detroit are well on their way to knocking down 3,000 vacant and abandoned homes promised by Mayor Dave Bing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
City officials tell The Associated Press that they're about 1,150 demolitions shy of the goal, but should reach it over the next few months. About 1,850 houses have been leveled since last April.
Bing wants 10,000 vacant and abandoned houses torn down by the time his four-year term ends in December 2013. He tells the AP that the city is "committed to removing these dangerous eyesores from our neighborhoods."
Detroit has a budget deficit of at least $85 million and is relying on upward of $25 million in federal and state funds to pay for the first two years of demolition.
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USFA: Vacant Residential Building Fires
Detroit Vacant Building Fires:
Fire Strikes Vacant Detroit Housing Project, April 2010
Bodies Found In Detroit Vacant House Fire, May 2010
Holiday Brings Multiple House Fires To Detroit, July 2010
Detroit Reports Increase In Angel Night Fires, November 2010
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A vacant home is shown through the charred remains of former residence in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Wrecking crews in the Detroit are well on their way to knocking down 3,000 vacant and abandoned homes promised by Mayor Dave Bing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
City officials tell The Associated Press that they're about 1,150 demolitions shy of the goal, but should reach it over the next few months. About 1,850 houses have been leveled since last April.
Bing wants 10,000 vacant and abandoned houses torn down by the time his four-year term ends in December 2013. He tells the AP that the city is "committed to removing these dangerous eyesores from our neighborhoods."
Detroit has a budget deficit of at least $85 million and is relying on upward of $25 million in federal and state funds to pay for the first two years of demolition.
Related
USFA: Vacant Residential Building Fires
Detroit Vacant Building Fires:
Fire Strikes Vacant Detroit Housing Project, April 2010
Bodies Found In Detroit Vacant House Fire, May 2010
Holiday Brings Multiple House Fires To Detroit, July 2010
Detroit Reports Increase In Angel Night Fires, November 2010
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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