Map: Blight and Demolition

May 1, 2023 - Q1 Report - According to data from the Code Enforcement data, properties with blighted conditions fall into three primary categories; those that are Nuisance per Se (1114) are the most noticeable instances of blight due to being near a major road or point of interest such as a school or church. Blight Tax Properties (2760) are those that have been sighted by the court system as being chronically  vacant, abandoned, and delipidated, and incur a 6x multiplier to annual property tax bill. Judicial In Rem - STS (3309) are properties that are delinquent in taxes, and are vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated if left unremedied; these properties are to be auctioned by the Tax Commissioner. 

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Based upon status updates and notes collected on each parcel it’s shown that of the 7,183 parcels tracked, 1,399 have had a positive outcome, leaving 5,784 known actively blighted coded parcels within Macon Bibb County.  Sixty have currently pending court cases, and fifty -three are in the que for immediate demolition under the NPS program..

When sorted by commission district the disparity between the various districts becomes apparent: the democratic districts(5) of the county contain 86% of the blight while the four republican districts contain 14% of blight. The highest concentration of blight is found within the county is in district two, 1,670 properties or 20% of the housing stock is coded as blighted. If the current average cost to demolish a blighted parcel is $5,000; and each of 5,784 parcels Coded as blighted only solution was demolition the cost to remove all would be approximately $29,00,000.