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Topeka land bank reports first transfer, nine-lot inventory and $500,000 pilot fund
Summary
Planning staff told the committee the land bank (adopted May 2023) holds nine vacant lots, completed a first transfer to a private developer who will build an affordable single-family home, and is working with Shawnee County on tax-sale procedures.
Rhiannon Friedman, director of Planning & Development, and Quinn (land bank staff) briefed the committee on July 16 about the Topeka land bank's first year of operations, inventory and next steps. "The land bank was adopted in May 2023 as a recommendation from the housing study," Quinn said.
Staff reported the land bank launched publicly in June 2024 and currently holds an inventory of nine vacant lots, three of which are in the Lawrence Bay area and the remainder scattered across the city. A three-year pilot fund…
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