Land Bank Authority

The Berrien County Land Bank Authority will serve as a tool for strategic economic development in our community through its ability to acquire, demolish, rehab, dispose of and hold on to tax-reverted properties and return them to productive use in a rapid manner. It will work with other organizations, agencies and developers in the community who have plans in place for area neighborhoods to ensure a coordinated revitalization plan. The mission of the Berrien County Land Bank is to alleviate blight and increase the tax base through thoughtful acquisition and disposition of tax reverted and abandoned properties, ensuring that land is developed with high standards in the most productive manner.

Click here to access the Land Bank Authority's Policy and Priorities.

Click here for a printable Side Lot Program application.

DEMOLITION BIDS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED

We are currently accepting bids for the following demolitions in the City of Benton Harbor:

• Bid# 2012-027:  Group 13 - Involuntary Demolitions of 15 properties - Bids accepted through May 16, 2012

Please contact Roxanne Romelhardt in Purchasing at 269-983-7111 x8200 for bid packets.