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Chelsea community group urges stronger enforcement of abandoned-property tools, backs motel ordinance
Summary
A Chelsea neighborhood representative told Atlantic City Council that property owners — many not local — are leaving dozens of vacant or blighted properties that impose costs on taxpayers; she urged enforcement of the city’s Abandoned Properties Act, collection of a $500 vacant-property fee and use of foreclosure and code tools.
Elizabeth Taranick, speaking as a representative of a Chelsea neighborhood community organization, asked the council to use existing city ordinances and enforcement tools to address a large number of vacant and blighted properties she said burden residents and city services.
Taranick told council members that Chelsea has about 103 vacant properties — including lots and buildings — and that owners frequently do not live in Atlantic City. “Taxpayers are paying the cost to maintain these properties as they demand additional services from police, code, public works, and fire,” she said during public comment. She added that when properties become unsecured they can attract dumping, trespass and…
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