Community Redevelopment

Objectives

• To address the physical, social and economic problems associated with slums and blighted areas;
   
• To encourage local units of government to improve the physical environment (I.e. buildings, streets, utilities, parks, etc.) by means of rehabilitation, conservation, or clearance/redevelopment;
   
• To convey to local community redevelopment agencies the powers to expend public funds, and other general powers as a means by which slums and blighted areas can be improved;
   
• To enhance the tax base in the redevelopment areas by encouraging private investment through channeling of tax increment revenues into public improvements within the designated areas; and
   
• To eliminate substandard housing conditions and to provide adequate amounts of housing in good condition to residents of low or moderate income, particularly to the elderly.

Framework