KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Abandoned homes and blighted neighborhoods are a common problem for many cities. Kalamazoo is no exception.
"We have all kinds of great neighborhoods that we need to invest in more,” Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell said. “That’s what we’re out here doing, talking about now.”
24 Hour News 8 caught up with Hopewell and other city leaders Wednesday as they walked through the Northside neighborhood, which shows signs of blight.
“One of the things I would like to see is that the people who may own some of these boarded-up houses, that if they actually don’t want them, or if they’re not going to fix them up, that they get rid of them, that they sell it to someone or to some person who will take care of it,” said James Pitts, a member of the city’s planning commission.
Pitts said he would like to see more home ownership in the area.
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