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Council debates cutting abatement window for illegal dumping from 10 days to 2 days
Summary
Sponsors argued reducing the time property owners have to abate exterior waste from 10 days to two will limit long-standing illegal dumping and improve quality of life; the measure drew questions about which department enforces the rule and calls for proportional fines and specific authority language.
The Newark City Council debated an ordinance to shorten the time property owners have to abate exterior solid-waste violations from 10 days to two, a change sponsors and some members said is needed to prevent repeated illegal dumping and to improve neighborhood conditions.
Councilman Silva, sponsor of the ordinance, said after consulting with the business administrator and clerk the council concluded “two days would be appropriate to allow owners enough…
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