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Alpine council weighs a pilot vacant‑building ordinance to spur downtown economic activity
Summary
Alpine Community Projects volunteer Kirsten Moody urged the City Council to test a narrow pilot vacant‑building registration and inspection program downtown, proposing insurance, registration, and a light exterior "standard of care" inspection for roughly 13—6 storefronts; council tasked staff and volunteers to assemble a storefront list and return with draft materials for a March meeting.
The Alpine City Council spent an extended portion of its Jan. 1 meeting discussing a proposed vacant‑building program framed as an economic development tool rather than enforcement-focused abatement.
Kirsten (representing Alpine Community Projects) told the council that vacant‑building ordinances are a growing municipal practice, though she found limited hard outcome data on effectiveness. She recommended a pilot approach: narrow the geographic scope (proposed between 2nd and 7th streets), require…
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