St. Paul: Stepping Up Effort To Remove Blighted Homes

St. Paul: Stepping Up Effort To Remove Blighted Homes
St Paul has removed 11 blighted and unsafe homes so far this year, and many more demolitions are on the way. Neighbors on Jessamine Ave. are cheering the move in one North End neighborhood but some housing advocates are saying the city should not be tearing down homes in affordable housing neighborhoods. Says neighbor Linda Clark as she watched from across the street, "I'm glad they're getting rid of these abandoned houses. Put something nice where people want to live." In February Mayor Chris Coleman announced "Invest St. Paul", a broad, multimilliion-dollar neighborhood revitalization program focusing on Frogtown, Dayton's Bluff, the North End and the East Side