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Council approves three on-call mowing contracts to speed nuisance abatements

Midland City Council · February 25, 2025
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Summary

Midland approved three one-year on-call mowing and nuisance-abatement contracts (each capped at $30,000 per term) to reduce backlog for code enforcement property abatements; staff said the program aims to use contractors rather than add permanent staff and will pursue nonprofit assistance for elderly and disabled property owners.

James Rawls, process improvement manager for Development Services, told council the new contracts will allow the city to assign mowing and nuisance-abatement jobs to three rotating contractors to reduce response time and backlogs. "Our number 1 goal still remains to try to get property owners to be compliant," Rawls said, adding that the city typically obtains voluntary compliance and that contractors…

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