Detroit Blight Authority Pilot Site Revealed By Mayor Dave Bing, New Chairman Bill Pulte

Pilot Site For New Detroit Blight Authority Made Public
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing answers a question during a news conference in Detroit. Detroits budget crisis, which has the city on the verge of a possible state takeover, has only worsened the long-term dissatisfaction that residents of many Detroit neighborhoods have with the delivery of public services like police, fire, garbage and street lighting. Mayor Dave Bing is expected to discuss those issues in his State of the City Address on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013 file photo, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing answers a question during a news conference in Detroit. Detroits budget crisis, which has the city on the verge of a possible state takeover, has only worsened the long-term dissatisfaction that residents of many Detroit neighborhoods have with the delivery of public services like police, fire, garbage and street lighting. Mayor Dave Bing is expected to discuss those issues in his State of the City Address on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

(DETROIT) -- The pilot site for the newly-formed Detroit Blight Authority has been unveiled.

The site, located at the corner of St. Aubin and Wilkins streets, was unveiled on Thursday by Mayor Dave Bing and Bill Pulte, Chairman of the Detroit Blight Authority.

"The Blight Authority has been working with the Mayor’s Office for several months on a game-changing blight elimination strategy where, unlike efforts to-date, both debris-ridden lots as well as abandoned structures are removed," Pulte said in a statement. "This model carries out blight elimination at nearly half the cost and recycles over 80 percent of the material. Our goal is revitalizing communities block-by-block."

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