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Fight Neighborhood Blight
Examples of Blight I How You Can Help I Join the Blight Squad
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Help Fight Blight!
The Fight Blight initiative is working hard to combat and clean-up local neighborhoods with the help of engaged citizens. Blight threatens public safety, lowers property values and degrades quality of life. Jacksonville neighborhoods can become safer, cleaner and more beautiful places for all of us to live if we work together—as One City, One Jacksonville—to fight blight. Use the tools and resources on this page to learn more about Examples of Blight in our city, and How You Can Help in the fight against blight.
What is Blight?
Blight - (noun) an ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area.
Neighborhood blight refers to the deterioration and decay of neighborhoods in many cities across the country due to neglect, crime or lack of economic support. This can also be referred to as urban decay. As homes or properties fall further into disrepair, they can negatively affect other properties around them. Blight conditions can lower surrounding property values, create havens for crime and illegal activity, and can threaten the public health and safety of a community. Blight is a drag on community energy, a siphon on city vitality, and a strong deterrent to economic investment. It can be a source of despair or cynicism for people who have witnessed the decline of a particular building or neighborhood over time. Eliminating Jacksonville’s blight will dramatically improve the next chapter of the city’s future.
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Get involved in your community!
Visit myjax.custhelp.com to report blight in your neighborhood.