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Lisbon Falls was built on the success of the Worumbo Mill. But now, the riverside site on which the mill once stood may once again become the economic pillar of the community.
Lisbon Falls was built on the success of the Worumbo Mill. But now, the riverside site on which the mill once stood may once again become the economic pillar of the community.
1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council Tuesday night received and filed a first reading of a proposed land bank in the city. A land bank is an entity created by a governmental body to help manage and dispose of vacant properties, vacant land, or tax-delinquent properties so they can be redeveloped for more productive use. “[Land banks] typically work in cities where the real estate market is not working in the way you would expect in parts of the city,” said Director of Community Development Ross Black. “Properties are not being fixed-up by property owners...