Smelter implosion highlights Superior’s fight on blight
by Heather Smathers | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune
An example of blight in Superior./Town of Superior
As Superior prepares for a renewed boom in the mining industry, officials are trying to rid the small town of blighted buildings.
Town Manager Todd Pryor has made blight cleanup a top priority for the Pinal County town, but unfortunately limited time and resources, coupled with the inability of town officials to take action, have slowed the process considerably.
State tax law encourages blight, Pryor argues, saying property owners are incentivized to keep properties in disrepair because the property tax obligation for a blighted property is significantly lower than one that is clean and remodeled.
