Residents press township on property-maintenance enforcement at Concord Town Center; manager says enforcement follows legal process

At the May 13 public meeting several residents raised concerns about alleged property-maintenance and zoning violations at Concord Town Center, including outdoor storage of materials and long-standing issues they said have persisted despite resident complaints.

Resident Gene Goble asked for specifics about “a number of property maintenance infractions” cited in the code report. Township Manager Amanda Siroc responded that staff is “fully aware” and that the township “has to follow a process by law,” noting the township notifies owners, communicates with attorneys and works toward compliance rather than unilaterally entering private property.

Goble and other residents described outdoor storage examples — “80 pound concrete sacks piled 3 pallets high, bridal lawn mowers on temporary wooden shipping crates that have been there for months” — and said those conditions may exceed PIP zoning allowances. Siroc said the property owners had recently contacted township staff with an intent to make an application and were told they would be cited if they did not apply.

Siroc offered residents access to records and said violation letters and staff communications are public records: “If you want to see, like, you give right to no law requests, happy to…we provide you any and all information.” The council took no additional action at the meeting; staff said enforcement is ongoing and will proceed through legal channels.