TriCOG Land Bank participation
Summary
Council heard a presentation on joining the TriCOG Land Bank to tackle blighted and abandoned properties, with discussions planned with the school district and other parties.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Presented as minimal risk and expense to the borough, with future tax revenue returning to the borough and school district from resale of properties.
Neighborhoods near blighted or abandoned properties, which could see them returned to productive, tax-paying use.
Owners of abandoned properties or vacant landlord holdings targeted for land bank action.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Borough of Dormont - Oct 5, 2026
Dormont joined a multi-municipality land bank that takes blighted and abandoned properties and gets them back into productive use. This gives the borough a unified tool to fight blight and strengthen the tax base.
Supercommittee - Sep 21, 2026
Dormont wants to join a regional land bank that takes on blighted and abandoned properties. All three taxing bodies — borough, county, school district — must participate, and the school district's buy-in is still pending.
Borough of Dormont - Aug 3, 2026
Council heard a presentation on joining the TriCOG Land Bank to tackle blighted and abandoned properties, with discussions planned with the school district and other parties.
Supercommittee & Agenda Review - Jul 27, 2026
Joining the land bank would let the borough take control of abandoned and vacant properties, remediate them, and return them to the tax rolls — mostly along the Pittsburgh border. Neighboring homes could gain back value blighted properties drag down by up to a third.
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