blight

Let's level the abandon buildings & blight and start anew, now!

Just because Genesee County residents are "used to seeing it" doesn't mean we can't make our communities look better and be safer for it.

Flint could be in the process of a major upgrade as current Mayor Sheldon Neeley put together a proposal for 16 million dollars for blight control (messed up houses) and is making its way to the Genesee County Land Bank. This project is aimed solely at demolition for the city of Flint with over 800 dilapidated houses on the hit list, this project is way overdue...

Flint is a major focus of the new Michigan state budget that is being finalized to start October 1st. Right now the proposed budget plan includes more than $3 Million for Flint programs. The programs range from blight removal to a grocery store project in Flint...

Flint Residents will be happy to know that some major eyesores will be coming down this summer. The Genesee County Land Bank is planning on demolishing 37 abandoned buildings around the city of Flint. This is something that is long overdue and hopefully, it's just the start of more in the future...

Flint has had issues with illegal tire dumping this year, and now Michigan is stepping up to help take care of the problem.

Mayor Sheldon Neeley is doubling down on the reward to find the people responsible for dumping trash and tires in Flint.

Flint is getting $99 Million from the government for Covid-19 relief and recovery, and Mayor Sheldon Neeley is starting to say where that money will go. The American Rescue Plan is aimed at helping communities hit hardest by the pandemic...

Flint Police are looking for the person responsible for dumping more than 130 old tires at an abandoned Flint home, and they need your help.

The city of Flint is tired of the constant mess and disrespect for our community and is now cracking down on illegal dumping. I can already tell you that this is a behavioral problem deeper than making arrests. While threatening trash dumpers may deter some, the likelihood of it stopping anything soon is very slim...

Nearly $450k has been granted to help get rid of blight in Flint by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Federal aid allows Flint and Saginaw to bulldoze over 2,500 abandoned buildings and other eyesores.