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Councilors urge stronger enforcement of vacant-property rules after members cite uncollected fines and long-standing blight
Summary
Several council members pressed city staff on July 21 for tougher enforcement of the vacant-property registry, fines and boarded-up houses, citing uncollected fines and persistent neighborhood blight; no ordinance changes were adopted at the meeting but councilors asked that the issue be placed on an agenda for action.
Council members on July 21 pressed city departments and each other over enforcement of the vacant-property registry, unpaid fines and longstanding boarded-up houses that residents say are harming neighborhoods.
Council member Jones described a case in his ward and said the building department's violation records show multiple citations but "Not a 1 of them. We have not received a dime for any of these. None of…
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