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Menands advances Local Law No. 1 of 2025 to address vacant, unsafe buildings after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing, the Menands Village Board moved to adopt Local Law No. 1 of 2025, a code change that creates a vacant-property registry and gives staff authority to act on unsafe buildings; the board discussed owner notice requirements and heard a public comment urging the change.
Menands Village Board opened a public hearing on Local Law No. 1 of 2025, a proposed change to the village code establishing processes for unsafe and vacant buildings and creating a registry for vacant properties intended to encourage redevelopment and improve public safety.
The change, explained by a village staff member during the hearing, would give the village authority to act when a building is deemed unsafe and create a registry for vacant properties to aid…
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