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Supervisors weigh using lien‑repayment funds for costly public‑nuisance cleanups after fire and safety complaints
Summary
County staff told the Board the public‑nuisance account will cover several receivership cleanups; supervisors discussed the lien‑repayment fund's balance and options for bolstering it to cover cleanup work where property value is insufficient to repay costs.
County code‑enforcement staff described multiple property cleanups and receivership cases during the Aug. 1 budget workshop, and supervisors discussed whether to add money to a lien‑repayment fund used to pay for costly abatements.
Heidi, a county code enforcement representative, told the board that the public‑nuisance budget includes a $45,000 increase to finish cleanup work on two properties left over from last fiscal year. She said $35,000 of the increase would be used to abate 494 Cooper Avenue and $10,000 toward an Olive Street property; the expense increase is offset by a repayment revenue line tied to liens on the properties.
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