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Community group urges Atlantic City to use Abandoned Properties Act to tackle blight in Chelsea
Summary
A local community development group told the City Council the city should enforce the Abandoned Properties Act, collect unpaid taxes, and use vacant‑property fees and foreclosure tools to address more than 100 vacant and blighted properties in the Chelsea neighborhood.
A community development leader urged the Atlantic City Council on Sept. 17 to step up enforcement of existing ordinances and statutory tools to address vacant and blighted properties in the Chelsea neighborhood.
Elizabeth Taranick, representing neighborhood community development efforts, said property owners who do not live in Atlantic City hold dozens of vacant sites and that the condition of those properties imposes costs on taxpayers and public services. “Taxpayers are paying the cost to maintain these properties as they demand additional services from police, code, public works, and fire,” Taranick said.
Taranick told the council that one limited‑liability company owns 31 vacant…
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