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

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's Mayor Sheldon Neeley has committed $2 million dollars from the $99 million American Rescue Plan to help combat blight in the city Flint. Blight has been an issue in the city as far back as I can remember. With this new stimulus money hopefully, we can kickstart a new movement for the city...

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.

A new grant will help the Genesee County Land Bank remove some blight around the city.

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.

Flint is taking the fight against blight to the streets, as three more major demolition projects were just announced.