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Chelsea neighborhood group urges Atlantic City to use abandoned‑property tools to address blight
Summary
A Chelsea community group presented a list of more than 100 vacant or blighted properties, urged enforcement of the city's Abandoned Properties Act and related ordinances, and expressed support for a motel ordinance on the council agenda.
A community development group representing Atlantic City’s Chelsea neighborhood urged the City Council to step up enforcement against owners of vacant and blighted properties, saying taxpayers currently shoulder public‑service and clean‑up costs for those sites.
Elizabeth Taranick, speaking for a local community development corporation, told council members the Chelsea area has about 103 vacant lots and buildings and that many owners do not live in Atlantic City. She said some owners hold multiple properties and that the condition of those parcels generates requests for police, public works and code enforcement services.
Taranick recommended the city use its…
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