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Code enforcement reports 6,056 open cases and nearly $400,000 in demolition work; funds fall short
Summary
Staff told the Jackson committee there are 6,056 total cases on file (residential and commercial) and nearly $400,000 of identified demolition work; available local demolition funds are limited, and staff are pursuing CDBG, HUD and state allocations.
Code enforcement told Jackson’s Planning and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 5 that the department is managing thousands of open cases and that identified demolition and cleanup needs exceed current funding.
Taking the committee to its case counts, code enforcement said, “From I'm just gonna take us back to, January 2025 until today. We have 6,056 properties.” Staff clarified that total includes residential and commercial cases and that 1,527 cases are active since the city's fiscal‑year…
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