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Residents press council on blighted lots; council reopens debate on recreational cannabis after five-year moratorium
Summary
Public commenters urged the borough to address abandoned, unsightly properties; councilmembers also reconvened discussion about lifting Hopatcong’s five-year ban on retail recreational cannabis sales and asked staff to gather comparative revenue and enforcement data from neighboring towns.
Multiple Hopatcong residents used public comment to press the borough to address long-standing blight and to ask the council to consider policy changes.
In public comment, Denise Grosselis described two long-neglected properties — one on Billings and another on Durban Avenue near the elementary school — and urged the borough to enforce vacant-property and maintenance standards. The administrator confirmed that the zoning officer handles property-maintenance complaints and encouraged residents to submit photos and addresses so staff can investigate and, where needed, initiate enforcement.
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