A DESIGNATION OF BLIGHT SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT IN PITTSBURGH SOONER Edition

What disturbs me most about Pennsylvania's blight law is this: Once a blight destination is inflicted, it never expires, even after the property is redeveloped. That means that once the city blights a property, it has de facto control of the property until the blight designation is removed, whi...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author JOHN G. HARRIS MT. LEBANON
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 06.01.2000
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Harris, George
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Summary:What disturbs me most about Pennsylvania's blight law is this: Once a blight destination is inflicted, it never expires, even after the property is redeveloped. That means that once the city blights a property, it has de facto control of the property until the blight designation is removed, which rarely - if ever - occurs. Does anyone who calls himself an American believe that permanent blight is fair and just?
ISSN:1068-624X