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Senate advances grant program to clean up tax-forfeited, blighted properties
Summary
The Mississippi Senate advanced a conference report creating a grant framework administered by the Mississippi Home Corporation that would allow municipalities to seek up to 15 grants per city to clean up tax-forfeited properties, with each grant capped at $2,000; the program is an enabling measure that requires future appropriations.
The Mississippi Senate moved forward a conference report establishing a municipal grant program intended to help clean up tax‑forfeited and blighted properties held by the state.
The conference report, explained on the floor by the bill sponsor, creates a framework under which each municipality may apply for up to 15 grants per year capped at $2,000 per grant. The measure gives Jackson an additional authority through a nonprofit—Jackson Redevelopment Authority—to pursue supplemental grants because the city has a higher concentration of such properties.
The bill’s sponsor said the program is “an enabling legislation” and contains no appropriation; any funds would be provided only if the…
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