Vacant

It could be worse, right?  Yesterday's KC Star had a piece on the growing number of vacant (and/or abandoned) properties, in some cases up to 25% in some zip codes.  KCMO has hired an experienced attorney with real estate experience to give some teeth to a new ordinance that allows the city to be more aggressive in dealing with the problem.
On our street and extension (Potomac and Pleasant Ford) there are three problem properties, all uninhabited.  Like the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind.