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Residents press for stronger code-compliance outreach; city highlights volunteer partnerships and targeted programs
Summary
Residents asked for clearer code-compliance enforcement and volunteer supports; city staff described code‑compliance (not law enforcement) processes, partnerships with United Way and Rebuild Bay, and possible property‑registration options for foreclosed properties.
Several residents urged the city to strengthen code-compliance enforcement and to coordinate volunteer help for property maintenance. City staff and residents discussed both enforcement limits and resources to help owners who cannot maintain yards.
Leslie Fontaine, a longtime neighborhood volunteer, asked whether the city could mobilize volunteers, high‑school students seeking hours, churches and nonprofits to address overgrown properties. She praised recent education videos and called…
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