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Depew authorizes DPW to mow neglected vacant properties, charge costs to tax bill
Summary
The board approved a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to mow high grass at vacant and foreclosed properties (citing 14 Regal Street) and to place the cost on the property’s village tax bill for 2026 as a nuisance abatement measure.
Trustees approved a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to mow properties that fail to comply with orders to remedy high grass and to charge the cost of said mowing to the village tax bill for those properties for the 2026 year.
The resolution noted the village is encountering numerous vacant and foreclosed homes and cited an example order to remedy at 14 Regal Street (the transcript also references ‘Bridal Street’ in close proximity; staff said the DPW will maintain a list of properties and perform the mowing when owners fail to comply). The motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
Why it matters: the measure aims to address nuisance conditions that attract rodents and create neighborhood complaints; charging costs to the tax bill is the village’s enforcement mechanism when property owners do not maintain their lots.
Next steps: DPW staff said they will include properties on the list for the next work cycle and that the program will proceed in the coming weeks.
