Sentences with phrase «land banks throughout»
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a news conference to announce another $ 20 million in funding that will help land banks throughout the state.
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He noted that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has already helped to fund more than a dozen land banks throughout the state with money he recovered from major lenders involved in the housing crash — and had announced a new round of funding last month.
«Expanding the number of land banks throughout the state provides a boost for struggling urban communities, empowers municipalities and opens countless doors for community revitalization and economic development,» Silver said.
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«For a moment I was a little afraid, because there was a serious monsoon of efforts to create community gardens and green spaces, none of which generate any revenue,» said Bey, referring to dozens of community gardens the land bank has established throughout the city.
Legislators also guaranteed $ 250,000 to the Albany County Land Bank to continue combatting blight in throughout the area.
About 300 houses owned by the Land Bank are spread throughout the city.
The premise of the study was devised when the Genesee County Land Bank Authority began its Clean and Green program 13 years ago to spruce up vacant property throughout the city.
As discussed in Chapter 3 in relation to the World Bank's experience in land titling throughout the world, economic development that disregards the cultural context of a community can lead to unforeseen problems and be ultim ately unsustainable.