Genesee County Land Bank

The City of Flint has signed a deal with the Genesee County Land Bank and Center for Community Progress to help with blight elimination. According to MLive, the emergency manager signed off on the partnership on November 6th.  The agreement will allow the two groups to support the implementation of a Blight Elimination framework that has been developed by the city and was released in draft from in

Jacinda called me Tuesday in response to our recent radio commercial requesting people to submit their story ideas.  She told me of a shooting.  One of the many blighted homes littered across the city was coming down.  Neighbors stood on their front porches watching the monstrosity being ripped away from its foundation.  They looked ...

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has awarded an addition $2.6 million to the Genesee County Land Bank to help carry out the demolition of 225 blighted properties in the Civic Park neighborhood. MSHDA Acting-Executive Director Wayne Workman said the "new funds will allow strategic demolitions in Civic Park that will aid in the preservation of the entire neighborhood for generat

A public meeting will be held on Thursday night by the City of Flint and the Genesee County Land Bank in which plans will be presented for the Chevy in the Hole site. The meeting will include a formal presentation of the site design plan which will become a blueprint to convert the 60-acres of city-owned, former automobile manufacturing facility into a natural area renamed Chevy Commons... Read Mo

The Genesee County Land Bank, along with the City of Flint, will host two community meetings today to share the outcomes of the Civic Park Historic District study. Residents will have the opportunity to give feedback on proposed changes to the boundaries of the Civic Park district which is on the National Register of Historic Places...

Genesee County Land Bank Chair and County Treasurer Deb Cherry with Land Bank Executive Director Doug Weiland guest on The Tom Sumner Program Monday August 26 beginning at 3 p.m. followed by ARMCHAIR POLITICS with former Lt. Gov. John Cherry on the left, former long-time State House member Charlie Mueller on the right and resident cynic Barry Simon broadcasting LIVE at Alexander J's...

Genesee County will receive nearly $4 million as part of a statewide blight elimination project according to State Representative Joe Graves. A total of 34 municipal, township and counties entities throughout the state will share in $15 million in funding to help eliminate blight in their communities...

Comedy, local music and everything you want to know about the Genesee County Land Bank with Executive Director Doug Weiland Tuesday fNovember 20 on The Tom Sumner Program beginning at 3 p.m.

Prospective home buyers can visit newly listed properties in Flint's historic Carriage Town neighborhood and the all-new Smith Village subdivision during a home tour this Saturday, April 21. The event is open to the public and takes place at homes in Carriage Town at 612 University Avenue, 818 Lyon and 426 West First Avenue...

Genesee County, the City of Flint and Genesee County Land Bank announced the economic benefits of the federally funded Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) today at a press conference. In 2010-11, more then $21 million was pumped into the local economy, benefiting over 100 local businesses...