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 In
Des Moines’ Ingleside Hills neighborhood north of Forest Avenue,
the problem is abandoned housing. Over 30% of the houses are either
vacant, a public nuisance or scheduled for demolition. Some houses
have been empty for nearly 30 years.
But in the spring of 2005, CCI members took
steps to change that. The efforts of Ingleside Hills residents has
spurred city officials and local landlords into action.
After sitting in disrepair for almost two
years, an old Victorian house that serves as a gateway into the
neighborhood is now being rehabbed and a family has already purchased
it. And, a stretch of Washington Street that lacked curbs and was
riddled with potholes has been newly paved.
Members are also working with First American
Bank to address abandoned housing (Over 30% of the houses in Ingleside
are either vacant, a public nuisance, or scheduled for demolition).
First American Bank has agreed to allocate $200,000 per year to
the Ingleside neighborhood to purchase abandoned houses so they
can either be rehabbed or rebuilt and sold to families who want
to be homeowners.
Posted 9/30/2006
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