Officials work to address blight at abandoned mill properties [Video]

WELL, ANDERSON COUNTY LEADERS ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE COUNTY’S MOST SIGNIFICANT BLIGHT AREAS AND THAT’S OLD MILLS. OUR MAYA PAYTON IS TAKING US TO ONE OF THE MOST BLIGHTED AREAS AS DEFINED BY COUNTY LEADERS, AS THE CHALLENGES TO REVITALIZATION ARE UNCOVERED. I’M TOLD THAT THIS PROPERTY USED TO PUMP LIFE INTO THE CITY, PROVIDING MANY FAMILIES WITH INCOME. BUT NOW ALL YOU HAVE HERE IS SOME BRICK, SOME CONCRETE TRASH AND WOOD CREATING A BARRIER. AND THIS IS JUST A SMALL SECTION. I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU MUCH MORE OF IT. A LITTLE LATER, BUT COUNTY LEADERS SAY THAT THERE’S NO CLEAR PATH THROUGH HERE. THERE’S NOT ONE FOR THEM EITHER. WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT REVITALIZING THE AREA AND CLEANING ALL THIS UP. EQUINOX MILL SITE SITS LIFELESS ON JACKSON STREET. IT’S JUST ONE OF MORE THAN FOUR MILLS LOCATED AROUND ANDERSON CITY LIMITS THAT HAVE BLIGHT …