Resident urges Bastrop to restart aggressive blight removal programs and improve code enforcement
Resident Dean Blackett urged Bastrop to pursue state and parish demolition programs, train local staff, and set a short rotating list of properties for demolition to combat blight; he offered technical assistance and proposed starting with a small list of 10 properties.
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Dean Blackett addressed the council during public comment and urged the city to pursue more aggressive action on blighted properties, including using state and parish demolition programs and local training to allow the city to remove unsafe houses directly.
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