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Council hears administration plan to expand public‑nuisance code to cover biohazards, needles and trash
Summary
Administration officials presented a package of proposed ordinances to clarify the city’s public‑nuisance authority and expand definitions of trash, solid waste and biohazardous material; council members discussed enforcement, fee documentation and tax‑lien collection before introducing the ordinances.
The Utica administration presented a legislative package to clarify and expand the city’s public‑nuisance code to address trash, biohazardous waste and other conditions that officials say create persistent public nuisances.
At the Jan. 15 meeting, staff described proposed ordinance 13 as an amendment to the public‑nuisance provisions to explicitly include accumulations of trash and to update language referencing cannabis offenses to match changes in state penal law.…
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