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One year after downtown sweep, Beaumont reports nearly 80% of inspected buildings are safe; enforcement and private redevelopment both credited
Summary
Bo Hansen reported to council that one year after initiating a proactive downtown sweep the number of safe buildings rose from 64% to nearly 80% of the 76 buildings inspected; staff cited secured buildings, reduced break-ins and a handful of new downtown businesses and lofts as progress.
Bo Hansen, a city official in Beaumont's building or code office, told council on April 20 that the proactive downtown code-enforcement sweep begun one year earlier has increased the share of safe buildings in the targeted area from 64% to nearly 80% of the 76 properties inspected.
Hansen presented a property-by-property status matrix showing red (worsened), orange (no progress), blue (substantial progress but not fully compliant) and green (compliant) columns. He said five…
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