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Hantz Farms: Is nation’s largest urban farm experiment a land grab or solution to city renewal?

By Steve Neavling on February 5, 2013 Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, City Government, History, Mayor's Office, posts, Urban Renewal

It’s the first real test of Mayor Dave Bing’s plan to repopulate stable neighborhoods and transform vacant areas into lakes, farms, forests and greenways.

Controversial urban farm gets approved despite noisy opposition from Detroiters

By Steve Neavling on December 11, 2012 Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, City Council, City Government, Government, posts, State of Michigan

The 5-4 vote gives Hantz Woodlands permission to buy nearly 2,000 lots for the dirt-cheap price of $520,000, or less than $300 per lot.