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Property owners protest graffiti assessments; DPW removes some properties from tax roll and agrees to case‑by‑case follow up
Summary
At a public hearing the Department of Public Works presented a list of properties for assessment to recover the cost of abating blight (notably graffiti). Multiple property owners and managers said they regularly remove graffiti but still received fines or delayed notices; DPW said payments on several parcels were recorded
The Department of Public Works brought a report of assessment costs for blight abatement to the Board of Supervisors and heard public objections from owners and managers of properties cited for graffiti and other blight conditions.
DPW inspector Kenny Bruce told the board that under Chapter 80 of the Administrative Code, property owners must maintain properties free of blight and that the department sought approval to place unpaid abatement costs on property tax bills. He read a list of properties and said…
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