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Planning board discusses draft approach to abandoned properties, urges staff work and code officer recruitment
Summary
Board members discussed options to address vacant and dilapidated properties, including drafting a property-maintenance ordinance modeled on larger communities, but said work should proceed only if the city secures capacity for code enforcement.
Board members spent substantial time discussing vacant and abandoned properties and the need for a local property-maintenance program. Planning staff reported she had researched models used by larger neighboring communities, including Bangor, and said most effective programs require significant code-enforcement capacity to implement.
Staff and board members discussed several practical elements: an…
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