Comment on Oklahoma City's fight against blight set to include possible use of eminent domain

Oklahoma City's fight against blight set to include possible use of eminent domain

BY STEVE LACKMEYER Business Writer slackmeyer@oklahoman.comThree commercial properties — one closed since its owner was convicted of food stamp fraud, another a longtime crime magnet, and yet another gutted by fire and abandoned the past three years — are being targeted for acquisition by the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority. The Urban Renewal Authority joined with Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis three years ago in pursuing redevelopment of NE 23 and Martin Luther King Avenue, seen as the commercial center of northeast Oklahoma City. Efforts spearheaded by Pettis and Cathy O'Connor, Urban Renewal director, have to date included creation of a tax increment financing district and a blight declaration that allows for eminent domain if necessary. The first three properties being targeted are a closed convenience store at 2445 N Martin Luther King Ave., a car wash at 2445 N Martin Luther King Ave., and the crumbling remains of a garage a few blocks west of the intersection at 1151 NE 23. “It's the most important corridor and corner in that part of the city,” O'Connor said.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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