Redevelopment Gone Right?
Gleason Park, California: Photo courtesy of Clifford Oto/The Record
California Town Celebrates New Neighborhood
The RecordNet.com reports on a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony in Gleason Park, California of a new neighborhood built over a once drug invested waste-land. The project involved a cooperative effort between government and private enterprise in this central California community in Stockton, and exemplifies a legitimate use of government power. 110 homes, both market and low-income, and a community center were built with the assistance of government grants, low-interest loans, and tax benefits.
The before and after pictures linked in the article tell the story better than I.
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