MARCH 13, 2008

COUNTY LEGISLATOR REYNOLDS LEADING TASK FORCE IN EVALUATING DISTRESSED PROPERTY PROBLEMS

Erie County Legislator Robert B. Reynolds Jr. (D-Hamburg, Evans) is continuing to guide and address the Distressed Properties Task Force, which is addressing a very serious concern for the entire community.

Legislator Reynolds has long maintained that the problem of "Distressed and Vacant" properties is a major alarm not only to city and urban areas, but to suburban and rural areas as well. This blight triggers economic hardship and lowers property values in all neighborhoods and municipalities.

"The task force is concentrating on prevention techniques, enforcement action, as well as recovery and redevelopment of these properties. This is a cause-and-effect forum for not only all levels of government agencies, but for the many grassroots organizations that are involved daily along with our business community activists," Legislator Reynolds said. "Every area is suffering from its own distressed property conditions; at our meetings, we must continue to work together by tackling and reviewing all ideas and solutions."

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