Best Practices for Strengthening Neighborhoods Foreclosures negatively impact neighborhoods. As property-tax revenues decline, it is harder for municipalities to provide good schools, police protection, and other services. Local governments have […]
Continue reading...When homeowners fail to pay property taxes, a municipality may place a tax lien on the property and possibly offer the property up for sale at an auction to help […]
Continue reading...What’s the Problem? Communities trying to revitalize an existing downtown or neighborhood center or trying to encourage adaptive reuse of historic buildings may find that the combination of minimum parking […]
Continue reading...Introduction In November 2012, Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3, which asked “Should the state eliminate criminal and civil penalties for the use of marijuana by qualifying patients who have […]
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