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Fire department outlines code enforcement operations, cites blight abatement results
Summary
The Georgetown Fire Department presented an overview of code enforcement operations, interlocal agreements, and outcomes since 2016, saying 20 properties were rehabilitated and 68 demolished since 2017; staff also described the use of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code and plans to consider the 2024 edition.
The Georgetown Fire Department briefed the City Council on Aug. 25 about the city’s code enforcement program, the interlocal agreement that created a joint code enforcement board in 2016, the office’s mission and common violations, and outcomes since the department assumed the function from the police department.
Assistant Chief (division director) Chief Johnson said the interlocal agreement covers the City of Georgetown, Stamping Ground, Sadieville and Scott County and is authorized under the Interlocal Cooperation Act (identified in the presentation as KRS65.210 and related statutes). “In 2016, code enforcement moved from the police department to the Georgetown Fire Department,”…
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