Cities Use Bogus "Blight" to Steal Americans' Homes

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The city of Brentwood, Missouri,
which includes part of the Manchester Road corridor, is currently led by Mayor Susannah Meyer.

https://www.susannahmeyer.com/meet-susannah

Susannah Meyer, Mayor, City of Brentwood

https://www.facebook.com/susannah4brentwood/

The city council also includes Vice Mayor Pa'tanisha Pierson and council members Faye Maloney, Jovita Mendoza, and Tony Oerlemans.

The current mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is Helmin J. Caba.

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260 High Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

https://www.perthamboynj.org/government/mayor

Helmin J Caba (Mayor of Perth Amboy)

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He was elected to the position and has served since 2020, according to the City of Perth Amboy.
He was born in the Dominican Republic and has lived in Perth Amboy since 1977.

Perth Amboy, NJ Blight

https://ij.org/case/perth-amboy-nj-blight/

We will not be torn down.' Owners sue to stop city from ...

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2025/06/we-will-not-be-torn-down-owners-sue-to-stop-city-from-taking-2-properties.html

Brentwood Board of Aldermen Approves $436 Million ...

https://brentwoodmo.org/DocumentCenter/View/31498

Brentwood approves $436M redevelopment along ...

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2023/07/19/brentwood-approves--436m-redevelopment-along-manchester-road

Manchester Road's fate hangs on a blight lawsuit

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/brentwood-blight-lawsuit-latest-friday-trial/63-190cba72-807b-41f6-b8dd-f70aabfe9aae
Across America,
cities are using bogus blight designations to bypass protections for property rights.

Using blight studies that cite things like old paint and stay cats, they take well-maintained homes and businesses and hand them over to private developers, who’ll build new properties for wealthier people.

IJ attorneys Bob Belden and Bobbi Taylor to discuss challenges to bogus blight in New Jersey and Missouri.

Perth Amboy, NJ Blight
New Jersey Properties Blighted Just Because City Wants Them, Not Because Anything is Wrong With Them

https://ij.org/case/perth-amboy-nj-blight/

City Schemes to Bulldoze Family Businesses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnuB1p7ut9s

Institute for Justice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSoMsQiQOj4

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