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Commission discusses downtown blight cases, enforcement tools and funding; staff seeking legal support to file cases
Summary
Commission members reviewed several downtown properties flagged for blight, heard a code-enforcement update and legal staff said the city is engaging outside counsel to accelerate blight filings; staff noted the blight tax increment and the ordinance’s process.
Members of the Augusta Historic Preservation Commission discussed multiple downtown properties identified in staff materials as neglected or blighted — including 739 Broad Street, 753 Broad Street (the Lamar Building), 1140 and 1160 Broad Street, and 935 Jones Street — and sought clarity on enforcement and funding under the city’s blight ordinance.
Ashley Caterton, development services administrator in Planning & Development, relayed code enforcement’s status: 739 Broad Street is vacant with no open code cases; 753 Broad Street has an open IPMC (International Property Maintenance…
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