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Code Enforcement warns services will shrink if proposed cuts hold; spotlights lot‑abatement costs, demolition limits, TROs
Summary
Anthony Davis, director of the Department of Code Enforcement, told the council that increased hearings and higher fines have not cured long-standing blight. He warned that proposed 2026 reductions will force deep cuts to abatements and demolitions and increase operational risk.
Anthony Davis, director of the Department of Code Enforcement, said the agency has doubled administrative hearings and fines compared with last year but remains constrained by an allocation far below the $16 million the department requested for 2026. Davis said the department has expanded compliance outreach and strike‑team abatements but warned proposed cuts would reduce demolition, lot cleanup and other services.
Davis offered these data points in a detailed presentation: year‑to‑date the department conducted about 3,292 administrative hearings and…
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