Code enforcer reports 56 open cases, cites common blight issues

At the Sept. 8 meeting, Alliance Code Enforcer Carrington Lucas reported enforcement activity and current case counts to the council. Lucas said that "fifteen cases have been abated in the past month," that 14 of those 15 "have been carried over to the month of September," and that as of Sept. 6 "an additional fourteen new cases have been opened," bringing the total to "fifty-six cases open to date." He listed recurring problems addressed by residents, including junk vehicles, junk piles, overgrown lots, minimum housing and zoning violations, while noting a few cases remained uncorrected.