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Chelsea CDC asks council to enforce abandoned‑property laws and supports proposed motel ordinance
Summary
A representative from the Chelsea community development corporation urged the council to use existing local ordinances — including the Abandoned Properties Act, a vacant-property fee and foreclosure authority — to address dozens of vacant and blighted properties in the neighborhood and expressed support for a motel ordinance on the agenda.
Elizabeth Taranik, a representative of the Chelsea Community Development Corporation, told the council that her organization has documented roughly 103 vacant properties in the Chelsea neighborhood and urged more vigorous enforcement of existing city laws to address blight. Taranik said owners of many vacant properties do not live in Atlantic City, own multiple parcels and repeatedly allow lots and buildings to deteriorate. “Taxpayers are paying the cost to maintain these properties,” she said, listing increased demands on police, code enforcement, public works and fire services and noting unpaid property taxes that shift costs to…
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