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Subcommittee advances $250 blight inspection fee; DPW says abatement needs separate funding
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee voted to forward an ordinance establishing a $250 blight inspection fee to the full Board, while DPW and the budget office warned the fee covers inspections only and abatement would require additional funding and interdepartmental coordination with DBI.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee forwarded a trailing ordinance to the full Board on April 29 that would authorize the Department of Public Works to charge $250 to inspect properties found blighted under last year’s Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act.
Department of Public Works Director Ed Riskin told the committee the legislation is the “trailing fee establishment” required to implement the blight ordinance passed last year, and that the $250 amount was set to recover DPW’s inspection costs. "The fees…
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