Fight Blight

Blight News and Information

 

 

Additional Resources

January 24, 2013 – Blight Summit, held at PSU Schuylkill Campus
Summit Documentation

Presentation by Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski
(January 30, 2012 Blight Summit)
Allentown City Ordinance Samples
Allentown City Ordinance Samples
Allentown City Ordinance Samples
Allentown City Ordinance Samples

Presentation by Tamaqua Borough Council President Micah Gursky
(January 30, 2012 Blight Summit)
Tamaqua Population Decline 2010

Tamaqua Population Loss
April 2009 – Housing Asset Management Strategy for Allentown, Pennsylvania

In the News

  • December 20, 2012 – Argall to chair urban affairs committee in 2013 (Republican Herald)
  • December 20, 2012 – Sen. Argall to chair state Urban Affairs and Housing Committee (Standard Speaker)
  • December 18, 2012 – Argall to reconvene Pa. Blight Task Force to declare war on blight (Hamburg Area Item)
  • December 13, 2012 – ‘Slumlord tax’ price on blight (Republican Herald)
  • December 6, 2012 – EDITORIAL: ‘Slumlord tax’ price on blight (Scranton Times-Tribune)
  • December 4, 2012 – Argall continues Rhoades’ fight (Times News)
  • December 4, 2012 – NEPA senator considers ‘slumlord’ tax bill (Citizens Voice)
  • December 4, 2012 – Senator considers ‘slumlord’ tax bill (Republican Herald)
  • December 4, 2012 – State senator will reconvene task force on blight (Berks Community Television)
  • October 29, 2012 – Land banks newest anti-blight tool (Republican Herald)
  • September 11, 2012 – Pottsville passes bill to fight blight issue (Republican Herald)
  • September 5, 2012 – Minersville blight fight continues with 3 properties set for demolition (Republican Herald)
  • April 4, 2012 – EDITORIAL: Erie needs innovative ideas to fight blight (Erie Times News)
  • March 27, 2012 – Council OKs tools for tackling blight (Reading Eagle)
  • March 19, 2012 – Opinion split on Schuylkill housing court (Republican Herald)
  • March 12, 2012 – Workshop provides residents with tools to fight blight(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • March 5, 2012 – EDITORIAL: The shame game: ‘Bad Neighbor’ a new approach to tackle slumlords (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • February 24, 2012 – Poorly kept Shenandoah properties could face citations (Standard Speaker)
  • February 22, 2012 – Attempt to remove blighted properties in city continue (Williamsport Sun-Gazette)
  • February 22, 2012 – Shenandoah considering the ‘SWEEP’ program (Republican Herald)
  • February 22, 2012 – EDITORIAL: Use land bank to fight blight (Republican Herald)
  • February 17, 2012 – Land bank bill newest anti-blight tool (Times-Tribune)
  • February 17, 2012 – Blighted properties targeted (Butler Eagle)
  • February 10, 2012 – Jeannette lacks funds to raze buildings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
  • February 8, 2012 – City to crack down on dangerous buildings, mayor says (Reading Eagle)
  • February 4, 2012 – Mt. Pleasant landlords aim toward education (Mt. Pleasant Journal)
  • February 1, 2012 – Allentown mayor offers blight advice (Standard Speaker)
  • January 31, 2012 – New weapons to fight blight (Times News)
  • January 28, 2012 – United Neighborhood Centers learns about state blight tool (Times-Tribune)
  • January 27, 2012 – Anti-blight law was Argall’s top accomplishment (Berks Community Television)
  • January 26, 2012 – Board votes to buy 3 blighted properties (Reading Eagle)
  • January 22, 2012 – EDITORIAL: Neighborhood Blight Revitalization and Reclamation Act (Republican Herald)
  • December 15, 2011 – City weighs penalties on landlords (Sunbury Daily Item)
  • December 13, 2011 – Reading toughens rules for rentals (Reading Eagle)
  • December 7, 2011 – So big: Oil City blight campaign gaining, but city must ‘keep at it’ (The Derrick)
  • December 1, 2011 – Allegheny County communities hope to ‘Tear ’em down!’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
  • December 1, 2011 – University of Pennsylvania study links vacant-lot cleanups, reduced gun crime (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • November 25, 2011 – Marple Commissioners approve blight reclamation ordinance (Delaware County Times)
  • November 4, 2011 – EDITORIAL: City ramps up pressure on blighted properties (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • November 2, 2011 – Philadelphia Mayor takes aim at vacant properties (HousingWire)
  • October 27, 2011 – L&I coming down hard on slumlords (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • October 27, 2011 – Philadelphia cracking down on owners of rundown properties (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • October 26, 2011 – Philadelphia steps up efforts against blight (WHYY)
  • October 26, 2011 – L&I coming down hard on slumlords (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • October 25, 2011 – Council’s goal to simplify blighted-property sales (Reading Eagle)
  • October 23, 2011 – Bankers in Susquehanna Township oppose abandoned-property registry (Patriot News)
  • September 25, 2011 – Mon Valley towns finding ways to rehab, redevelop blighted areas (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • September 18, 2011 – Clarksburg, W.Va., used low-interest state loan to demolish 300 homes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • September 18, 2011 – Pittsburgh seeking new ways to keep up with number of vacant properties (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • September 17, 2011 – Easton officials weigh prospects of vacant, nuisance property program (The Express-Times)
  • September 16, 2011 – Pennsylvania to press Philly – again – to move on delinquent properties (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • August 28, 2011 – EDITORIAL: Act 90 a weapon in the blight fight (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat)
  • August 19, 2011 – Johnstown Officials Address New Law On Blighted Properties (WJAC-TV)
  • August 18, 2011 – Expert: New law holds hope for blight fight (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat)
  • July 20, 2011 – City Howl Help Desk: North Philadelphia resident battles owners of vacant properties (Philadelphia Daily News)
  • July 13, 2011 – Enter your shots of abandoned buildings into our photo contest (Patriot News)
  • July 7, 2011 – Landlords take pride owning city properties Blight battle enlists help (Butler Eagle)
  • May 20, 2011 – EDITORIAL: Legislature provides tools to help Reading fight blight (Reading Eagle)
  • May 4, 2011 – Fight against blight: new law attacks neglectful owners of property (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • April 18, 2011 – Blight guide developed for Schuylkill municipalities (Standard Speaker)
  • February 27, 2011 – Blight guide now available (Republican Herald)
  • December 15, 2010 – Neighborhood cleanup: Municipalities get upper hand on slumlords (The Patriot News)
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