Sentences with phrase «blight communities»

«Suicide rates continue to blight our communities and break the hearts of countless families with an impact that is nothing short of devastating and must become part of how we measure the effectiveness of close the gap programs,» he said.

And it can blight our communities.

The Smiths» taxes are reduced, a «reward» for blighting the community.

This Australian serial - killer movie is an often - unwatchable portrait of a twisted family and a blighted community, says Peter Bradshaw

While rental units may not be the cause of all blighted communities, low - income rentals in disrepair were the impetus behind a six - month moratorium on new rental units passed by the city of Port Huron in Michigan back in the fall of 2010.

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«Once they close, they are a blight on the community for a very long time.»

Professor DiIulio again: «It is reasonable to suppose that by doubling or tripling the number of officers on regular duty in and around drug - infested, crime - torn neighborhoods, and by deploying them in accordance with the precepts of community policing, the streets and sidewalks of even the most blighted inner city could be made safe enough for children to play and adults to stroll.»

So that those in our communities aren't blighted by crime.

«So we need to ask ourselves the reverse question: are we not called rather to be change - makers, transformers of our communities before things go awry, before the catastrophe, before lives are blighted and futures crushed?»

There are many factors that can, on their face, be identified as causes for the blight in our communities, but at their root for the most part is the contemporary crisis of the family.

That attitude is a blight on Godly community.

Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn is transforming blighted developments into livable communities

The San Francisco 49ers stood as a potential emblem of ridicule, a blight on both the NFL and the community they presumed to represent.

New housing, combined with the conversion of School # 17 to a community - school model and demolition of blighted commercial buildings, has changed the fabric of the neighborhood.

This funding supports legally designated Land Banks, formed under the New York State Land Bank Act of 2011, to protect homeowners and neighborhoods across the state by acquiring vacant, blighted homes and transforming them into community assets.

«With each new offence communities are being blighted and more victims of crime are suffering.

«We need to focus on the 1,800 blighted houses on the South Side of the city that sit and contribute to horrendous things in communities,» Perez Williams said.

And so, we need to ensure that we have grants and other funding resources available, so that we don't create more blight in our community and that we don't tear down what is really the incredible bones of this neighborhood.»

In a statement, Croci, a former Islip Town supervisor, said: «For too long, vacant, unattended homes have been a blight on our communities and affected our quality of life.

Albany, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs are among the 18 communities that will receive funding to combat blight through through smarter use of data as part of the first phase of the Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement («Cities RISE») grant awards, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office announced.

Horrigan also pointed to the start up of the County Land Bank Corporation, which is helping to remove blighted property from several communities and bring that property back in the tax roll.

February 14, 2005: Back in the 70's Nixon boxed HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and sent it to blighted cities.

This $ 11 million investment from New York State, the City of Buffalo, and Key Bank is a win - win for our community, helping to reduce blight, and build affordable housing that is environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

«This initiative will provide a powerful assist to the state's cities to enable them to build their capacity to address blight and problem properties, not only to do so more effectively, but to do so in ways that will foster healthier and more equitable communities,» Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress, said in the release.

The Greater Syracuse Land Bank has been working to demolish «blighted» properties in the city, per Syracuse.com, with the help of about $ 5 million in grants from Schneiderman's Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative.

«Abandoned buildings and properties have brought blight and desolation to many communities.

«Labour's Respect Agenda is fundamentally about equipping communities with the tools to fight those who seek to blight our neighbourhoods.

We know that that laying more tarmac at either Heathrow or Gatwick will bust any hope we have of meeting our climate change commitments, and inflict noise and air pollution on already blighted local communities.

In his letter, Towns explained the money provided «coordinated investment» with Rochester, and community revitalization of an area through the partial demolition and re-use of a dilapidated, long - vacant building «having a blighting impact on the surrounding areas.»

«Chestnut trees are a vital part of healthy woodlands and long stood as a symbol of healthy communities as well, here in Erie County and across the eastern U.S.. Then, communities nationwide were stricken and watched helplessly as blight took these magnificent trees by the millions across decades, leaving lone sentinels dotting the landscape where thousands of their counterparts had flourished,» said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.

Bringing hope to communities in Syracuse, whether they're affected by blight or unsettled by national instability, will be no easy task.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Far from being consigned to the textbooks of history, racism continues to blight the lives and life chances of black and minority ethnic children and young people, teachers and communities.

The grant will assist Fish Creek Cabin Resort with working capital as they commence a $ 1.44 m civic, recreational and eco-tourism destination project that is transforming a once blighted landscape in the Town of Annsville from an income dormant rental housing community into a 7 - acre four - season economically viable recreation campus.

Now, thanks to the additional funding, the Town can step up the pace and continue to remove these blighted properties from the community.»

While the City of Buffalo is often the focal point of the issue of abandoned properties, it is not the only community in the County that is suffering from the blight and disinvestment in real property.

JAMESTOWN - Two local developers are hoping their effort to fix up a blighted home on the north side of Jamestown will encourage others to make similar investments in the community.

Calling it «a blight on the community,» Washington said the statue honors «somebody who represents hatred, who stands for opposition to women, who did not care to humanize people who deserve to be humanized.»

Legislation to help communities revitalize blighted properties has passed the U.S. Senate and now two House members want to see it on their floor for a vote.

More than five years have passed since the last push to redevelop the blighted corner of Park and Main, considered the gateway to the city's Latino community.

We're also moving forward with a new and exciting initiative to protect and revitalize our communities across Erie County and reduce the blight that drains our community resources.

Four decades after hundreds of homes and businesses were bulldozed in the name of urban renewal, Community Board 3 took an historic step last night towards finally rebuilding on five blighted parcels known collectively as SPURA.

«Atlantic Avenue has been a blight in our community that has been unsafe for motorists and pedestrians, while serving as a barrier between the two communities.»

He pointed to the support his office has offered to land banks, which battle blight by allowing communities to take ownership of dilapidated properties.

The program helps participants develop revitalization strategies focused on returning dormant and blighted areas into productive communities of economic growth and development.

«Too many communities across this state are still plagued by the blight of vacant and abandoned properties, while at the same time suffering from a critical shortage of affordable housing,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

«sony drones are a blight on the gaming community all they want to play is aaa, games made by ea and activision»

sony drones are a blight on the gaming community all they want to play is aaa, games made by ea and activision, its sad how little taste these so called gamers have, i can't even call them gamers anymore really.

According to community leader Chalk Mitchell, «KIPP has helped to eliminate blight.

Here's where you can come and purchase cheap land, redevelop and make a profit by capitalizing on blight, poverty - stricken, underdeveloped communities, food desserts and struggling schools.

At a recent meeting on Chicago's north side, schools that take in homeless students from the blighted Uptown community were pitted against schools with programs that address special needs.