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Councilmember Hamilton Everfield directs city attorney to draft downtown vacant-structure registry ordinance
Summary
Port ArthurCity Council instructed the city attorney to draft an ordinance to create a downtown registry for vacant structures, a move supporters say will aid downtown revitalization and help hold property owners accountable; the council voted to provide drafting instructions after hearing a Dallas-model summary from the city attorney.
Councilmember Hamilton Everfield asked the Port Arthur City Council on Nov. 18 to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance establishing a registry of vacant structures in the downtown area. The council voted to provide the instruction and the motion passed unanimously.
Everfield said the registry would help "hold property owners of vacant structures accountable" and support downtown revitalization by requiring owners of…
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