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After public outcry over fines, board accepts DPW's amended report of blight-assessment costs
Summary
The Board of Supervisors accepted an amended Department of Public Works report of assessment costs under Administrative Code Chapter 80 after a public hearing in which property owners complained about repeated graffiti, unclear notices and assessment procedures.
The Board of Supervisors held a committee-of-the-whole hearing May 7 to consider objections to a report of assessment costs filed by the Department of Public Works under Administrative Code Chapter 80 (Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act). The report lists properties for which the city performed graffiti and blight abatement and proposed assessments to be placed on the tax roll.
Gretchen Rood and Linda Lee Robbins of DPW's Graffiti Unit summarized the unit's process: property owners are notified by posting, regular mail and certified mail; owners are given 30 days to abate graffiti (and…
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