Struthers council presses for clearer property‑maintenance enforcement, asks code officer to attend meeting

Struthers City Council members pressed for clearer enforcement of the city’s property‑maintenance ordinances Wednesday, citing missing reports, alleged removal of citations and a lack of a paper trail for resident complaints, and asked Clerk Megan to request that the code enforcement officer attend the next committee meeting.

Council members said the absence of regular safety‑service reports and uneven follow‑up on complaints have frustrated residents and business owners who said they must pay for storage or repairs while alleged repeat offenders remain unaddressed. “Use the forms, date them, get Megan to write down or you got a form where you hand them in,” a councilmember said during the discussion.

Why it matters: Council members said unclear procedures are delaying enforcement of…