Program gives local groups an opportunity to give back to their community while earning money The Calhoun County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) is accepting applications for its Neighborhood Mow & Maintenance Program (NMM). Applications are available at the Land Bank office and online and are due by March 15. “The … Read More
180Urban Development returns downtown properties after Battle Creek Unlimited files suit
Battle Creek Unlimited filed a suit against 180Urban Development on Nov. 19 for the return of three properties that were conditionally signed over to the company. On Monday, Dec. 4, the situation was settled out of court when 180Urban signed the deeds back over to Battle Creek Unlimited. The president … Read More
Police Training Tuesday at Condemned Properties
The Battle Creek Police Department bomb squad will be conducting training exercises the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 21 at three properties owned by the Calhoun County Land Bank. The three houses, 40 Graves Ave., 217 Graves Ave. and 175 Roseneath Ave, are slated for demolition in the spring of 2018. … Read More
Battle Rock receives extension from Calhoun County Land Bank to secure its funding
Cereal City Athletics has just received an extension on its deal with the Calhoun County Land Bank, so it can work on securing its funding.
Calhoun County Land Bank, Chemical Bank unveil latest home rehabilitation project
The Calhoun County Land Bank and Chemical Bank held an open house today to unveil the Land Bank’s latest home rehabilitation project at 435 W. Cornell Drive. The Land Bank acquired the property in 2015 for $6,731 and the cost to rehabilitate the home was $28,045. The 2 bed, 1 bath home is now on the market for $49,900.
Calhoun County Land Bank Receives $100,000 to Fight Blight
Over $3.6 million has been awarded to counties and cities across Michigan to fight blight, by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Several of those counties are here in Southwest Michigan; the MSHDA says Thursday that the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority will receive $100,000 to demolish an abandoned commercial property in Marshall, while Kalamazoo County will receive $132,000 to … Read More
A century after it opened, Albion’s long-blighted Dalrymple School will be torn down
ALBION – The former Dalrymple School, a building-turned-eyesore that has been vacant for more than 30 years, will be razed, county officials announced Thursday. Built in 1916, the former school at 406 S. Ann St. was foreclosed and has been owned by the Calhoun County treasurer’s office since April 2016. Demolition … Read More
County to Demolish Abandoned School in Albion
Three days after an Albion teen was raped at an abandoned school building, Calhoun County has made plans to tear it down. The Albion Department of Public Safety says that around 1:20am Monday, July 10, a 17-year-old girl told police that she had been in the 600 block of Dalrymple … Read More
122 Blighted Calhoun County Houses to be Demolished
A large scale effort to fight blight is coming to Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Land Bank Authority says that in the coming weeks, they will be working with the County, Bedford Charter Township, Emmett Charter Township, and the Cities of Battle Creek and Albion to demolish 122 blighted houses. … Read More
See the list: 122 home demolitions announced in Battle Creek, Albion
More than 100 blighted homes are set to be demolished under a grant awarded last year to the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority. The properties — located in Battle Creek, Albion and Emmett and Bedford Townships — will be torn down using funding from the Hardest Hit Blight Program, according … Read More