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Madison City reports progress on vacant and abandoned property registry; 48 cases opened
Summary
Code enforcement reported 48 properties on Madison’s vacant-and-abandoned registry, with 23 voluntary registrations and 25 involuntary cases; staff described abatement plans, two owner challenges, penalties up to $5,000 per structure and several recent successful removals.
Madison’s code enforcement officer told the City Council on April 21 that the city has opened 48 cases under its vacant-and-abandoned registry and is starting to see measurable progress.
“We are moving in the right direction with the vacant and abandoned ordinance,” Code Enforcement Officer Dewey O’Neil said, reporting that 23 properties were voluntarily registered (16 of those with abatement plans, 2 already meeting building standards) while 25 were registered by staff and are subject to registration fees. O’Neil said 20 of the staff‑registered properties have received fee notices, two owners have formally challenged…
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