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Committee advances Bristol-backed bill allowing court-appointed conveyance of long-vacant blighted property
Summary
The committee reported a bill requested by the City of Bristol to let localities petition a court to appoint a special commissioner to convey property that’s been vacant, declared blighted and tax-levied for five years; the committee voted to report the bill (ayes 10, noes 3).
Senate Committee on Local Government — Richmond, Jan. 13, 2025 — The committee voted to report Senate Bill 1476, a bill sponsored at the City of Bristol’s request that creates a narrow process allowing local governments to pursue court-authorized conveyance of derelict property when certain conditions are met.
Senator Pillian explained the bill’s origin: a 36-acre former Virginia Intermont College campus that closed about 2010 and later went into…
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