Wrote an article about blight in the Mon Valley. Learned a lot while writing it.Submitted by Omgitsjustdae t3_zx18wk in pittsburgh
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I recall reading that Detroit was charging something like $10,000 for a permit to tear down a vacant derelict house. City's gotta make a buck somehow! :-D
IIRC, a philanthropist was willing to put up a big chunk of money to tear down dangerous vacant structures but when he learned about this municipal shakedown, he took his money to Oakland County and did his good deeds in Pontiac instead.
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