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Rep. Woodin Page introduces bill targeting maintenance of vacant downtown buildings
Summary
Representative Woodin Page introduced H109 to allow municipalities tools to require maintenance of buildings in designated downtown districts; sponsor cited a vacant JJ Newberry's building in Newport as an example. Committee discussion centered on causes of deterioration and limits of municipal authority; no vote was taken.
Representative Woodin Page, of Newport, presented H109 to the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee, a bill intended to strengthen municipal authority to address deteriorating buildings in designated downtown districts.
Page said Newport has a large vacant building that once housed a J.J. Newberry's store; the structure is "looking very tired" and, if left unrepaired, could need demolition. He framed the bill as a tool to help downtown-designated areas…
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