COLUMBIA — Frustrated with their dependence on unresponsive property owners to make repairs to run-down homes around town, the city is investigating the possibility of taking matters into its own hands.
City mulls receivership as a tool to fix blight
Saturday, September 22, 2007 | 5:16 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:17 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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