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Residents press council on Carrick Park safety and Main Street blight; vacancy tax proposed
Summary
Residents raised safety concerns about a creekside encampment near Carrick Park and called for patrols and signage; a separate commenter urged the council to address vacant, dilapidated Main Street properties and proposed a commercial vacancy tax or eminent domain.
Several members of the public used the meeting’s non‑agenda public comment period to press the council on two recurring local issues: safety around Carrick Park and vacant, rundown buildings on Main Street.
Cynthia Underheil, who lives on Evergreen Lane adjacent to Carrick Park, described repeated nighttime disturbances, dogs and fights connected to a homeless encampment on the creek near her property. "People are now coming…
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