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Vacant properties can have wide-ranging effects on area
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They’re more than just an eyesore. Gutted and boarded up, the weeds growing over, hundreds of vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties across Gainesville and Hall County can reduce property values for homeowners, contribute to crime and increase public health risks, according to local government officials and business leaders. And these kinds of properties are not limited to the poorest neighborhoods.