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Residents press council on vacant-property fires and police response; council schedules draft ordinance for Oct. 21
Summary
Several property owners described repeated fires at an abandoned house and urged stronger enforcement and neighborhood involvement; council and staff said a draft of a comprehensive vacant-property ordinance will be brought on Oct. 21 and that the city has placed the property on a priority list.
Property owners and residents told the Brawley City Council Tuesday that repeated fires at a single vacant house have damaged neighboring properties and left residents feeling unsafe, and they urged immediate, stronger action from city and police officials.
At public comment, Maria Pinaldo and her sister Maria Carrillo Martinez described fires at 151 West C Street, reporting multiple calls to dispatch and alleging inadequate police response. Pinaldo said the house "caught on fire again resulting in damage to our property" and charged that police "failed miserably" in responding. Carrillo Martinez said an officer told the…
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