Capital Improvement Program

Location: City-Wide	Start Year: NULL	End Year:
Council District: City-Wide	Project Manager: Martin Fretty| Karen Franklin	MFretty@Savannahga.Gov; kfranklin@savannahga.gov

Scope: Multi-faceted approach including redevelopment partnerships and 1k-in-10 investment strategy to address the City's blighted property and affordable housing challenges.

Comments:

7/1/2025 10:48:11 AM: 74 vacant, blighted, abandoned properties have been acquired through 1K-in-10. Four (4) in 2021, 35 in 2022, 31 in 2023, and 4 in 2024. Seven (7) through arms-length transactions and 67 at County tax sales. Internal departments are collaborating to utilize additional available acquisition options. 1/29/2025 11:41:34 AM: 74 vacant, blighted, abandoned properties have been acquired through 1K-in-10. Four (4) in 2021, 35 in 2022, 31 in 2023, and 4 in 2024. Seven (7) through arms-length transactions and 67 at County tax sales. Internal departments are collaborating to utilize additional available acquisition options. 5/20/2024 4:02:13 PM: 72 vacant, blighted, abandoned properties have been acquired through 1K-in-10. Four (4) in 2021, 35 in 2022, 31 in 2023, and 2 in 2024, thus far. Five (5) through arms-length transactions and 67 at County tax sales. 11/30/2023 3:01:00 PM: Since 2021, 68 properties have been acquired through various acquisition strategies, including Chatham County tax sales (65) and arms-length transactions (3). Four properties, in total were acquired in 2021; 35 in 2022, with 29 being in a single tax sale (6/7/2022); and 29 in 2023, thus far, with 28 at a single tax sale (10/3/2023). More blighted properties will hopefully be secured at the County's December tax sale. The 1K-in-10 team continues to review data and explore acquisition options and strategies. 9/12/2023 11:51:50 AM: 1K-in-10 "team" has been developing and refining acquisition strategies. Post cards will be mailed to blighted abandoned property owners expressing interest in acquiring property. Participating in delinquent property tax sales and have secured two properties through this process. 8/31/2021 1:11:34 PM: 1K-in-10 "team" has been developing and refining acquisition strategies. Post cards will be mailed to blighted abandoned property owners expressing interest in acquiring property. Participating in delinquent property tax sales and have secured two properties through this process.

Last Project Update: 7/1/2025 10:48:14 AM

Fund(s): Contrbtn Frm Generl Fn

Project Financial Data Last Updated On: 5/31/2025 12:00:00 AM

Appropriated Budget To Date:	Expenditures To Date:	Open Purchase Orders:	Project Balance:
$9,000,000.00	$1,490,476.24	$0.00	$7,509,523.76