County Treasurer Urges Passage of Land Bank Bill ; Measure Would Help Counties Deal with Vacant Properties.

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COLUMBUS -- Montgomery County Treasurer Carolyn Rice isn't looking for a silver bullet, but she sure would like an additional tool to tackle the evergrowing number of vacant and abandoned properties scarring the county.

That's what brought Rice to a House committee on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to seek passage of House Bill 313, sponsored by Rep. Roland Winburn, D-Harrison Twp., permitting Montgomery County and other counties with populations greater than 100,000 to organize county land banks.

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County Treasurer Urges Passage of Land Bank Bill ; Measure Would Help Counties Deal with Vacant Properties.

The land banks would be used to acquire abandoned properties and ...

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