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Coldwater to purchase two blighted homes at tax sale The Daily Reporter Dan Corwin objected to the city of Coldwater spending $9,511 to purchase two dilapidated properties at a tax foreclosure sale, set for Aug. 19. “Leave them or developers and contractors to flip, Corwin said. I am disturbed at the city buying them before the public has a chance. Corwin said the houses could be fixed easily for low-income families. City Manager Keith Baker recommended the purchase of 27 Green St. and 97 Abbott Ave. The council approved his recommendation. “Green Street has a failed roof. It’s in tough shape,” Baker said. ....
ELVES were spotted across Swindon collecting donations to bring some festive cheer to elderly people. Staff at Home Instead Senior Care Swindon & Vale of White Horse have been visiting schools and businesses as part of its Be A Santa to Senior Santa Gram campaign. Business development manager Toby Kirk told the Adver: “We invited schools and businesses to get crafty and create cards, drawing and other crafts that would fit in to an A4 envelope, to be posted or hand delivered through the letterboxes of our local elderly population. “Normally we would have collected donations of gifts and presents that we were able to deliver to seniors across the area. ....