Herald Democrat
Over the past four years, the city of Sherman has worked to increase efficiencies in the way it addresses dilapidated and blighted buildings. In that time, the city has taken steps to bring to bring new leadership and new crews to handle these demolitions.
Now, the city is showing results.
City officials recently said the city is on pace to demolish between 100 and 120 blighted homes and other structures a year — up from the 15 to 20 it was doing prior to reforms to the program.
The topic of demolitions and the city's Quality Neighborhoods Program have been a point of discussion throughout the city's budget season. One of the questions that city leaders are considering is a proposed increase to the program's scope to escalate these efforts even further.