Nobody likes blight. But has removing it in Detroit been worth the struggles with the land bank and demolition programs?

Houses being demolished in Detroit
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DETROIT (WWJ) – For more than a decade the city of Detroit has been snapping up thousands of abandoned and blighted properties through the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

On a new Daily J podcast, WWJ's Zach Clark learns as the city points to progress, others are wondering why the quasi-governmental department is allowed to operate in the shadows.

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