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Community group urges Atlantic City to use abandoned‑property tools, cites 100+ vacant parcels in Chelsea
Summary
A presenter representing a Chelsea neighborhood plan urged the council to enforce the city’s abandoned‑property tools — including the Abandoned Properties Act and a vacant‑property fee — saying roughly 103 vacant parcels in Chelsea burden taxpayers and neighborhoods.
A representative speaking about abandoned and vacant properties told the Atlantic City Council on Sept. 17 that the city should use existing legal tools more aggressively to address blight, delinquent taxes and safety concerns in the Chelsea neighborhood.
Elizabeth Taranick, identified in the meeting as a presenter for a Chelsea planning effort, told council members that Chelsea contains about 103 vacant parcels and that individual nonresident owners and LLCs hold multiple vacant properties — she said one LLC owns 31 properties and another owner has seven. She urged the city to use the Abandoned Properties Act, a vacant‑property fee…
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