DETROIT – The war on vacant houses in Detroit took on new force Tuesday as officials announced plans to demolish about 450 of the most dangerous structures within the next two months, and immediately tore into the first home on the list.
Crews collapsed the chimney of a two-story bungalow in northwest Detroit in a ceremonial start to the $4.5 million project backed by Wayne County and faith-based groups. It's the latest step in an aggressive effort to rid the city of thousands of vacant homes.
"It's part of the rebirth we are going through," County Executive Robert Ficano said, surrounded by other local officials and a dozen religious leaders. "These are havens for drugs and other things."
Detroit's mayor wants to tear down 10,000 vacant houses over the next four years and, with them, evict the illegal drug and weapons operations that often move in after residents move out.
The house targeted Tuesday is among several dilapidated structures along a street dotted with vacant, weedy lots, and demolition work is expected to resume later this week. The county's project is funded through federal stimulus money.
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Single family detached homes will soon be considered an anachonism, as much of the surviving US populace will be warehoused in FEMA camps. Look for this demolition trend to spread to other US cities in the near future
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ReplyDeleteWealth destruction at its finest.....
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they are demolishing those houses with the idiots still inside them... I hope so.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are cleaning up some of the garbage comments from the lower levels of our society. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis could be predicted and was long ago.
ReplyDeleteChapman spoke about how they would eventually bulldoze much of these reclaimed properties from the Greater Depression II. Yes, the question remains of where the former occupants have disappeared too now.
Wonderful to know our govt is spending our tax money on tearing down houses. Seems it would be much more efficient for them to send in the army and blow up the areas, you know, like we do in Iraq, Afghanistan, _____________ (fill in the blank).
ReplyDeleteThis scenario is absolutely outrageous, of course the sheeple don't care. The sheeple are busy with baseball and basketball, AND don't forget, spring/summer nfl practices.
Your wrong on all that sports shit
ReplyDeleteIt's The PENGUINS tonite baby !
Game time 7 O'Clock EST
let's get it on !
I hope they weren't beautiful vintage homes that were demolished.
ReplyDeleteI hope they were generic little boxes with vinyl siding and sheetrock.