Houston plans largest one day demolition of abandoned buildings
The city is preparing to demolish 185 abandoned homes Saturday, the largest one-day total in its history in an intensifying effort to crack down on dangerous and vacant properties that often play host to blight and criminal activity.
“Demolition Day,” which Mayor Annise Parker announced in her state of the city speech last month, is the culmination of months of effort by the Houston Police Department’s Neighborhood Protection Corps to find owners and encourage them to take care of their properties.
Since 2005, the city has taken down 3,909 buildings that were ordered demolished after efforts to contact the owners and urge them to make repairs were unsuccessful.
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