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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
The ensuing trip back to King’s most blighted town is a perfect coda to his early classic novel.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
The city flagged nearly 3,000 properties as blighted or empty, but only 189 were taxed at the blighted rate, the Post found.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Joshua Roberson, District 5 manager for the Department of Neighborhoods, said the blighted building had become a safety hazard and residents supported bringing it down.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
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In 2020, the city sued the nonprofit over conditions of the blighted property, according to Crain's Detroit.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
The ensuing trip back to King’s most blighted town is a perfect coda to his early classic novel.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 20 May 2024
The city flagged nearly 3,000 properties as blighted or empty, but only 189 were taxed at the blighted rate, the Post found.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Joshua Roberson, District 5 manager for the Department of Neighborhoods, said the blighted building had become a safety hazard and residents supported bringing it down.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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