City Council Monday came to a consensus on hiring an executive director for the Redevelopment Authority/Land Bank, a post that hasn’t existed for a couple of generations. Council reached that informal consensus after a presentation by consultant Winnie Branton on eminent domain and conservatorship, tools the RA/LB could use to help get problem properties rehabilitated […]
The Altoona Redevelopment Authority/Land Bank plans to develop a strategy to deal with obtaining tax exemptions for the properties it owns. It’s an issue because Blair County doesn’t automatically grant property owners tax exemptions without those owners going through the county’s formal tax appeal process including government agencies despite those being generally entitled […]