Blight Mitigation Program

The goal of the Blight Remediation Program is to remove abandoned and deteriorating properties throughout Butler County and restore them for future redevelopment and productive use.

What is Blight?

Any vacant/abandoned structure with the following characteristics:

  • Unfit for habitation

  • A public nuisance

  • Structurally unsound with imminent danger of collapse

  • No utility service(s)

  • Presence of vermin

  • Home for vagrants

Program Goals

  • Create stronger and more secure quality of life thus creating attractive places to live by eliminating dangerous sub-standard housing

  • Reduce crime including drug blight

  • Promote housing stability and an increased tax base

  • Provide communities with the ability to improve their oldest housing units and ensure retention of homeowners and renters

  • Support housing maintenance through community education

  • Reduce neighborhood density through the elimination of non-productive structures

  • Increase property values and marketability

  • Provide increased local revenue and property taxes

  • Promote community stability

Blight Mitigation Initiative

The Butler County Blight Mitigation Initiative (BCBMI) is a comprehensive multi-pronged approach consisting of:

  • Prevention

  • Education

  • Enforcement

  • Acquisition

  • Housing Rehabilitation

  • Demolition

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