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City staff previews ordinances on vacant-property registration, insurance requirements and a municipal civil infractions bureau
Summary
Public safety staff and the city attorney briefed the commission on upcoming ordinances including vacant-property registration, a possible liability-insurance requirement for property owners, parking/emergency-snow-route wording fixes and a municipal civil infractions bureau that would allow some fines to be paid at city hall with caveats.
City of Benton Harbor public-safety staff and the city attorney told commissioners they will bring several proposals to committee, including a vacant-property registration ordinance, a requirement that property owners carry liability insurance to cover losses if their property catches fire, minor updates to parking and the emergency snow route wording, and a municipal civil infractions…
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