Sentences with phrase «of land banks throughout»
«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.
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.
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.