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Grand Island board adopts law to speed up enforcement on derelict properties
Summary
The Grand Island Town Board approved Local Law Intro No. 1 of 2025, amending the town's property-maintenance code to create faster administrative enforcement (including a 10-day notice and contractor cleanup billed to property taxes). The action responded to persistent resident complaints about a derelict house at 156 Marlin Drive.
The Grand Island Town Board approved Local Law Intro No. 1 of 2025 to expand the town's property-maintenance code and create administrative remedies for nuisances such as overgrown grass, debris and unsafe structures.
Supporters and multiple residents urged action during the meeting, repeatedly citing an abandoned house at 156 Marlin Drive. Dave Nardozzi, who said he lives at 163 Marlin, told the board, "156 Marlin Drive, which is a derelict property, a zombie property," and described overgrown grass, mold and trash on the lot.
The measure, described by staff as an amendment adding section 2-19 and revising chapters referenced as 323-8, 323-9 and 309-8(c) of the town code, was approved after a modification suggested by "Mr. Godfrey" to include section 323-9 alongside 323-8 to broaden enforcement options. The board moved to approve the local law "as written…
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