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Brunswick planning director says six properties may face tax increases under vacant-property ordinance
Summary
Bruce Dell told the council the vacant-property ordinance adopted in FY2023 allows tax increases for registered noncompliant properties starting July 2026; six properties have been identified as slated to receive the additional tax if they remain noncompliant.
Bruce Dell, the city's Director of Planning, told the council on Jan. 13 that the vacant-property ordinance approved in FY2023 includes a mechanism to assess additional taxes on registered properties that remain out of compliance. He said July 2026 will be the earliest date when those additional taxes could be applied and that six properties have been identified as slated for the increase if they do not come into compliance.
The minutes do not provide property addresses, owners' names, or the specific compliance requirements triggering the tax. Dell presented this as an implementation update; the record does not show a formal council vote or further council direction recorded on the matter during the meeting.
The minutes identify the ordinance's approval date (FY2023) and the upcoming enforcement timing (July 2026), but they do not include a breakdown of estimated revenues or the criteria used to select the six properties.
