Why 🐿️ HoustonCivicAffairs picked: Houston Land Bank to work on plan to repurpose 240-acre Sunnyside landfill

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Houston is taking a closer look at what could eventually happen to a 240-acre tract of land in Sunnyside that has sat largely unused for decades.

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This report covers a significant land-use planning initiative involving the repurposing of a large Houston municipal landfill site.

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This report covers a significant land-use planning initiative involving the repurposing of a large Houston municipal landfill site.

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