City seeks grant to restore blighted lots
The city of Columbus is seeking grant funds to remove and replace homes on blighted properties.
Several goals from ’12 planning session met
Several strategic city planning objectives have been met while other goals set at the time continue to be addressed.
Columbus to allocate $50K to redevelopment authority
The Columbus Redevelopment Authority will soon have some start-up money as it begins its mission of minimizing blight in the city.
Five named to Columbus Redevelopment Authority
The five people tasked with leading a major restoration project aimed at improving blighted areas of Columbus have been selected.
Planning commissioner: Redevelopment authority needed
The possible creation of a redevelopment authority that would work to renew blighted commercial and residential properties into tax-generating parcels will likely be put on hold until the city resolves its plans to secure a retail developer.
City considers redevelopment committee
Columbus may soon have a five-member redevelopment committee aimed at breathing new life into blighted properties.
City council to explore urban renewal
Most of the blighted and vacant property inside the Columbus city limits is in the core of the city, surrounding downtown.
City planner Christina Berry has worked with a consultant through the past year to identify as many of those parcels as possible to develop an urban renewal district.
City seeks solutions to neighborhood blight
When City Planner Christina Berry presented her ideas for the year to Mayor Robert Smith and members of the city council in January, one of her goals was to revitalize blighted neighborhoods. Berry took her vision one step further during a special called meeting Tuesday afternoon at Trotter Convention Center.