Herald Democrat After just four months, Denison's lien assignment program "is probably on life support," city officials said this week. Issues with the program, which sought to clear up complicated deeds for empty lots, have led the city to put it on pause, Interim City Manager Bobby Atteberry said Wednesday. The program allowed the city to put municipal liens on vacant properties up for sale. City officials at the time hoped this would allow developers to obtain clean titles through foreclosure. "As we put the liens out for sale, that intended purpose didn't seem to be happening," Atteberry said. "Legitimate developers weren't the ones buying those liens to put homes on them (the properties)."