Government
Louisville Metro Council Committee Scrutinizes Landbank Authority
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Some Louisville Metro Council members are calling for changes to how the city’s Landbank Authority sells vacant and abandoned property.
Government
Landbank Authority To Face Council Committee After KyCIR Report
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The Landbank Authority director will appear before the council’s Community Affairs and Housing Committee on Wednesday, three weeks after a report from the Kentucky Center for Investigating Reporting found nearly a third of the properties sold by the land bank since 2010 were vacant and in violation of the city’s property maintenance code.
Amplify: Nicole Duvall, A Vacant House’s Neighbor
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“I grew up in the projects. This is the first house I’ve ever lived in my whole life. When you’re riding down Burnett Avenue, I want you to see the flowers and the solar lights.”
Government
‘Good Neighbor?’ Nearly A Third of Former Land Bank Houses Are Vacant
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The land bank has sold 316 dilapidated properties for as low as $1 in a program designed to boost struggling neighborhoods. But at least 92 of them are vacant.
Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.