Items Tagged with 'Kent County Land Bank'

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County land bank enjoys good fiscal year

Agency may have a buyer for Grand Rapids commercial structure.

May 3, 2013
An audit of the Kent County Land Bank Authority’s fiscal year revealed the agency finished 2012 with a surplus of $276,134, as net revenue grew by $112,796 last year. Read More

County panel says no to land bank

Group recommends that commission not sell properties to agency before auction.

March 22, 2013
The Kent County Land Bank Process Subcommittee is recommending to the full commission that the Kent County Land Bank Authority not be allowed to buy any tax-foreclosed properties prior to the annual auction. Read More

New option surfaces from land bank subcommittee

March 15, 2013
With tax-foreclosure day rapidly approaching on April 1, the panel charged with determining whether the Kent County Land Bank Authority can buy properties from the county prior to the public auction is moving into overdrive. Read More

Land bank adds warehouse

March 8, 2013
The Kent County Land Bank Authority recently agreed to take ownership of a vacant commercial building on the southeast side of Grand Rapids for a buck, and did so with the bank’s and the city’s blessings. Read More

City may join county in land sale

More properties along Grand River may go up for bid.

February 22, 2013
More riverfront property than originally expected may be on the market soon. Read More

A different way for the Kent County Land Bank

February 15, 2013
I’ve been reading with interest the discussion in the Business Journal regarding the Kent County Land Bank’s purchase of tax delinquent homes for renovation. Read More

Sparta Foundry sale may be a month away

After a year’s work, county land bank gets ready to sell manufacturing site.

February 1, 2013
The Kent County Land Bank Authority has set a date to announce the sale of a key industrial property that will eventually bring much-needed jobs to the area. Read More

Land bank committee temporarily suspends meetings

Subcommittee looking into land distribution policy halts due to lawsuit.

November 10, 2012
The Kent County Land Bank Process Subcommittee decided late last week to suspend its meetings until a pending court case is resolved. Read More