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Governor Snyder Visits Pontiac to See Blight Reduction

November 2nd 2018

Governor Snyder Visits Pontiac to See Blight Reduction (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 2, 2018) Pontiac, MI- Governor Rick Snyder joined Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, and Director of Detroit Blight Authority Bill Pulte to celebrate the progress of blighted home demolition in the City of Pontiac. In 2014 there were 916 […]

Southfield Talks with Developers as Firestone Demolition Begins Monday at Northland

August 26th 2018

Southfield Talks with Developers as Firestone Demolition Begins Monday at Northland (SOUTHFIELD, Mich.) — Demolition of the Firestone building at the former Northland Center is slated to begin on Monday, August 27 at 9 a.m. The Southfield City Council unanimously voted to award the contract for the Firestone and Target buildings demolition to Dore & […]

Hazel Park: Residents and Officials Want CVS Properties Filled

July 11th 2015

Hazel Park: Residents and Officials Want CVS Properties Filled (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 11, 2015) When Hazel Park City Manager Ed Klobucher talks with people from CVS next week, he hopes they will see his position and want to fill the two vacant properties it has in the city. A building at 9 Mile […]

City Demolishes Blighted Property on Harris Street

November 13th 2012

Community & Economic Development Director, Derek Delacourt stated that “we hope the demolition of this property and removal of the debris will improve the quality of life for residents impacted by this formerly blighted property.”