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Assembly approves $200,000 to expand code‑enforcement cleanup fund and pilot voluntary cleanups
Summary
Assembly adopted an amendment and passed ordinance 20‑25‑20‑1X to add $200,000 to the borough Code Enforcement Cleanup fund and to allow voluntary owner‑initiated cleanups (haul and tipping fees covered). Supporters said it funds dumpsters, towing and volunteer coordination; opponents warned taxpayers could be subsidizing cleanup of privately owned lots.
The Assembly voted 6‑2 to appropriate $200,000 to the borough’s multi‑year Code Enforcement Cleanup Fund and to rescope the fund to allow a voluntary cleanup program that pays hauling and landfill tipping fees where property owners consent.
Kellen Spielman, Community Planning director, said the fund has previously supported abandoned vehicle removal and court‑ordered cleanups, but the proposed change would permit the…
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