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Combating blight in our Combating blight in our neighborhoodsneighborhoods
Issues First Community Summit | Mid-South Peace and Justice Issues First Community Summit | Mid-South Peace and Justice CenterCenter
Overview and PurposeOverview and Purpose
It is the intention of the Issues First campaign to It is the intention of the Issues First campaign to promote a community-wide discussion and promote a community-wide discussion and grassroots political action to curb urban blight as grassroots political action to curb urban blight as well as address related issues in a holistic fashion.well as address related issues in a holistic fashion.
The purpose of this document is to give a snapshot The purpose of this document is to give a snapshot of troubling trends in Memphis and Shelby county of troubling trends in Memphis and Shelby county and highlight the economic, public safety and and highlight the economic, public safety and quality of life costs to the community as a whole.quality of life costs to the community as a whole.
We will also demonstrate the connections between We will also demonstrate the connections between foreclosure, blight, fires and homelessness, that foreclosure, blight, fires and homelessness, that stem from predatory lending practices.stem from predatory lending practices.
Starting pointsStarting points
6000-7000+ 6000-7000+ unsecured vacant unsecured vacant propertiesproperties
13,000+ vacant lots13,000+ vacant lots
3000+ County 3000+ County owned due to owned due to abandonment or abandonment or delinquent taxes. delinquent taxes.
Cleveland & McNeilCleveland & McNeil
Concerns and CostsConcerns and CostsMasks HomelessnessMasks Homelessness
Crime, Illegal dumping.Crime, Illegal dumping.
$3.5 million in vacant fires costs in 2008$3.5 million in vacant fires costs in 2008
Parking garage off JeffersonParking garage off Jefferson
Presentation of fire data Presentation of fire data mapsmaps
2005-20092005-2009
Total vacant firesTotal vacant fires
EMSEMS
SquattingSquatting
Racial breakdownRacial breakdown
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High Cost of BlightHigh Cost of BlightThe 933 vacant fires The 933 vacant fires from late 2004- 2009 from late 2004- 2009 cost taxpayers $16.3 cost taxpayers $16.3 million dollars million dollars
Majority in low Majority in low income communities income communities of colorof color
Orange MoundOrange Mound
Code and ContextCode and Context
City and County Code City and County Code agencies are responsible agencies are responsible for enforcement of local for enforcement of local property codes.property codes.
Serious problem of Serious problem of organizational overlap and organizational overlap and a lack of information a lack of information sharingsharing
Code and ContextCode and Context933 fires in vacant properties933 fires in vacant properties
694 were in 1-2 family 694 were in 1-2 family residential units. This is residential units. This is overseen by City of Memphis overseen by City of Memphis Code EnforcementCode Enforcement
152 were in Multifamily units 152 were in Multifamily units and were mostly over seen and were mostly over seen by the Fire Dept.by the Fire Dept.
77 were commercial fires and 77 were commercial fires and were mostly over seen by were mostly over seen by County Code EnforcementCounty Code Enforcement
BinghamptonBinghampton
Presentation of Presentation of AccountabilityAccountability
Accountability Matrix and ExplanationAccountability Matrix and Explanation
Code and ContextCode and ContextCauses of Vacant Causes of Vacant
FiresFires
Code and ContextCode and ContextVacant Fires 2005 - 2009Vacant Fires 2005 - 2009
Why did fires decrease in Why did fires decrease in 08?08?
2008 Memphis Community Enhancement began boarding up 2008 Memphis Community Enhancement began boarding up vacant properties.vacant properties.
Other ForcesOther Forces
Cost of board-upCost of board-up
$17,500 $17,500 - cost of a fire- cost of a fire
$600 $600 - cost to board up a home- cost to board up a home
$16,900 $16,900 - potential - potential savings per prevented savings per prevented firefire
The Shadow InventoryThe Shadow Inventory
82,947 foreclosures 82,947 foreclosures notices From 2000-notices From 2000-2009 2009
50+% of notices 50+% of notices resulted in resulted in foreclosure foreclosure
Predatory lending Predatory lending practices in practices in housing.housing.
Shadow InventoryShadow InventoryDefine Shadow Define Shadow InventoryInventory
Underwater walk awayUnderwater walk away
High Class SquattingHigh Class Squatting
Shadow Inventory-contShadow Inventory-cont
Presentation of MapsPresentation of Maps
ApptAppt
StrStr
WdWd
Non Wd Str transactionNon Wd Str transaction
Foreclosure map with RaceForeclosure map with Race
Other points of concernOther points of concern
Federal Tax credit Federal Tax credit endsends
20% to 30% of Shelby 20% to 30% of Shelby County mortgages are County mortgages are “underwater”“underwater”
Unethical in-house Unethical in-house financing practices. financing practices.
Political and Grassroots Political and Grassroots ActionAction
Issues First-People’s AgendaIssues First-People’s Agenda
Code ReformCode Reform
Public PledgePublic Pledge
Political and Grassroots Political and Grassroots ActionAction
TN. Neighborhood TN. Neighborhood Preservation ActPreservation Act
Grassroots Organizing Grassroots Organizing and trainingand training
Political and Grassroots Political and Grassroots ActionAction
Change For Shelby County networkChange For Shelby County network
Communities of concentrationCommunities of concentration
Accountability in governmentAccountability in government
Accountability of Lending InstitutionsAccountability of Lending Institutions
NotesNotes
• Mid-South Peace and Justice CenterMid-South Peace and Justice Center
• 901-725-4990-office. 901-725-7858901-725-4990-office. 901-725-7858
• Email- [email protected] [email protected]
For more information, please For more information, please contact: contact:
ContributionsContributions
• Office of the Shelby County Register of DeedsOffice of the Shelby County Register of Deeds
• City of Memphis Department of Fire ServicesCity of Memphis Department of Fire Services
• City of Memphis Department of Fire Services-EMSCity of Memphis Department of Fire Services-EMS
• Shelby County Environmental CourtShelby County Environmental Court
• Memphis Housing and Community DevelopmentMemphis Housing and Community Development
• City of Memphis Division of Community EnhancementCity of Memphis Division of Community Enhancement
• Memphis Daily NewsMemphis Daily News
• Mid-South Peace and Justice Center-internal sourcesMid-South Peace and Justice Center-internal sources
• Commercial AppealCommercial Appeal
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