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Austintown trustees declare nearly 50 properties public nuisances, order abatement
Summary
The Austintown Township Board of Trustees adopted a nuisance-abatement resolution covering nearly 50 properties citing high grass, junk, unsafe structures and stream obstructions; owners have seven days (four for repeat violations) to abate or face township removal and a minimum $500 lien.
Chairperson Robert Santos said the Board of Trustees of Austintown Township voted Monday to adopt Resolution #26-05-04-04 declaring nearly 50 properties within the township a public nuisance and ordering abatement under Ohio law.
The resolution, moved by Chairperson Robert Santos and seconded by Trustee Monica Deavers, lists addresses across Austintown where trustees flagged high grass and weeds, exposed junk and debris, unsafe decks and pools, fallen trees obstructing streams and other hazards. The board approved the motion by unanimous roll-call vote.
Under the adopted resolution, property owners must abate, control or remove the declared nuisances within seven days of the resolution’s adoption (or within four days for repeat violations occurring within 12 months). If owners do not comply, the township will perform abatement and enter any expenses incurred (a $500 minimum) on the tax duplicate as a lien against the land.
The list of properties appears in the resolution text and includes examples in neighborhoods along Bainbridge, New Road, Ohltown, Orkney and Mahoning Avenue, among others. The nuisances cited vary by property; trustees singled out persistent high grass and weeds as the most common violation, and noted several properties where junk, debris or unsafe structures were documented.
The action invokes Ohio Revised Code 505.87 as the statutory basis for declaring a public nuisance and assessing abatement costs as a lien. The board’s vote was unanimous: Trustees Robert Santos, Monica Deavers and Bruce Shepas all voted yes.
Next steps and enforcement will be handled by township staff in accordance with the resolution’s timelines and the township’s procedures for abatement and lien entry.
