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Council advances property‑maintenance code discussion after administration frames it as tool to prevent condemnations
Summary
Mayor and staff presented an updated property‑maintenance code intended to give building inspectors more tools to address blight and hazardous conditions; council voted to take action on the ordinance for further consideration but did not adopt a final measure at the meeting.
The Terre Haute administration presented an updated property‑maintenance code on July 10 aimed at preventing buildings from deteriorating to the point of condemnation and demolition.
Mayor Sackman told the council the ordinance “provides a b, c, d, e, f, all the way to z system” to allow building inspectors to set and enforce minimum safety standards and to work with property owners before properties reach condemnation. City Engineer Marcus Maurer said the update is designed to stop long‑term leakage, decay and other deferred maintenance that…
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