Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's plan to rid the city of 3,000 blighted and dangerous houses in one year is on pace to do just that.

City officials tell The Associated Press that they're about 1,150 demolitions shy of the goal, but should reach it over the next few months. About 1,850 houses have been leveled since last April.

Bing wants 10,000 vacant and abandoned houses torn down by the time his four-year term ends in December 2013. He tells the AP that the city is "committed to removing these dangerous eyesores from our neighborhoods."

Detroit has a budget deficit of at least $85 million and is relying on upward of $25 million in federal and state funds to pay for the first two years of demolition.

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