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Springfield aldermen debate new registry for repeatedly cited properties, approve move to debate
Summary
City aldermen debated an ordinance to require owners of repeatedly cited properties to register with the city and face higher fines; council voted to move the ordinance out of consent and into debate for amendments and further consideration.
Aldermen at the Springfield City Council Committee of the Whole on Aug. 12 debated an ordinance that would require property registration for sites with repeated housing-code violations and increase penalties for repeat offenders.
The measure, introduced as an amendment to city code chapter 170, would create a registry for properties with repeated violations, list specific housing violations that trigger enforcement, allow the city to treat an entire site as a chronic nuisance (rather than pursuing building-by-building), and impose higher fines for repeat offenders, according to Corporation Counsel staff.
The ordinance drew wide comment from aldermen representing multiple wards. “The way I read this ordinance is it does provide the city and the staff and corporation counsel and the administrative court process more teeth,” said Alderman…
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