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Council voices concern over blighted downtown properties, asks staff to explore enforcement and acquisition options
Summary
Councilors raised repeated concerns about vacant and deteriorating downtown buildings (including the American building, the former cleaners site and Vega property), asked staff to analyze legal options—conveyance, quick-take or other remedies—and requested a follow-up discussion with potential developers and downtown stakeholders.
Multiple councilors raised concerns about persistent blight at several downtown properties, including what they referred to as the American building, a former cleaners site with visible blue-tarp damage and the Vega property, which has been the subject of complaints about camping and debris. Councilors said owners had not made adequate repairs and that the conditions were…
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