Holdouts Hamper Plan to Raze 1,000 Homes

The government of Youngstown, OH is looking to bulldoze over 1,000 buildings in an attempt to save money by ceasing city services in parts of the declining town that are nearly vacant.  The few homeowners that remain are eligible for grants of up to $50,000 to relocate.

In past years, cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore have tried similar tactics to revitalize their housing markets by creating new tracts of open land for future development.  However in Youngstown, some residents of the last inhabited homes refuse to leave, even for fifty large.

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