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Highland Park aims to cut city-owned inventory, pursues demolitions and nuisance-abatement actions
Summary
Mayor Glenda McDonald said the city is prioritizing demolition of hazardous properties, pursuing nuisance-abatement actions against 13 entities (about 19 properties), restarting enforcement and selling city-owned lots to return parcels to the tax roll.
In her State of the City address, Mayor Glenda McDonald outlined the administration's strategy to reduce blight, return property to the tax rolls and accelerate demolitions of hazardous buildings.
McDonald reported the city sold 19 vacant residential lots for $9,500 at auction and seven city-owned residential structures for $58,850, which she said removes liabilities and returns parcels to taxable ownership. She said nine…
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