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Resident criticizes boarded properties and homelessness; council and staff point to planned downtown projects
Summary
A resident urged action on abandoned, boarded properties and homelessness. City economic-development staff and the DPW said major redevelopment projects and planning-board reviews are underway for some properties cited by the speaker.
During public comment, Ronald Thomas, identifying himself as a longtime Middletown resident, urged the council to address boarded and abandoned buildings and growing homelessness, saying he has seen “abandoned” properties and that tax dollars are not producing visible improvements.
Thomas told the council he had lived in and around New York City and contrasted Middletown’s current condition with other neighborhoods, saying boarded houses and vacant storefronts were…
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