Triage proposal for housing demolition held again

Apr 14th, 2016 – by 1
A joint city council committee on Wednesday again held a plan to triage which houses get demolished. The city plans to spend $10 million to demolish about 800 dangerous buildings in two years, but some council members want more effort put into ...

Terms spelled out for $1 houses

Feb 24th, 2016 – by 1
In two weeks since the program was announced, 3,000 people have inquired about buying a dangerous building for $1. Today Ted Anderson, director of the Land Bank of Kansas City, provided details to the neighborhood and public safety committee ...

Study looks at vacant lots, sprawl and solutions

Sep 11th, 2014 – by 3
By Joe Lambe There are about 18,000 vacant lots in the city and more on the way in a major problem for rebuilding the urban core, a study has found. The year-long study and report by the Vacant Lot Task Force is expected to be completed next ...

City program saves Midtown houses

Apr 18th, 2014 – by 1
By Joe Lambe Eddie Tapper wants to sell you houses. Not just any houses, but saved houses. The city has about 6,000 vacant and abandoned properties but the former drug house at 3320 Forest Ave. is no longer among them. Tapper’s company just ...