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Victoria council adopts three spot‑blight ordinances for Main, 2nd and 9th Street properties
Summary
The Victoria Town Council declared three properties blighted and adopted ordinances (24‑01, 24‑02, 24‑03) authorizing acquisition or demolition and removal under the Code of Virginia and Town Policy 2020‑036. No public comments were recorded during the hearing.
The Victoria Town Council voted Aug. 13 to declare three properties blighted and adopt spot‑blight abatement ordinances covering 1118 Main Street (24‑01), 1700 2nd Street (24‑02) and 1600 9th Street (24‑03). Mayor Allen D. Smith opened a public hearing on the items; there were no public comments.
Town Manager Rodney Newton presented photographs and recommended actions under the Code of Virginia and Town of Victoria Policy 2020‑036, describing the proposed outcomes as acquisition for 1118 Main Street and demolition and removal for 1700 2nd Street and 1600 9th Street. Councilmember Johnnie Brame moved to declare the properties blighted and adopt the ordinances; subsequent motions to adopt each ordinance carried.
The council’s minutes record the motions and that the motions carried but do not include roll‑call vote tallies in the record. The ordinances were presented as spot‑blight abatement measures intended to address publicly viewed nuisance conditions on the listed parcels. The actions give town staff authority to pursue the abatement plans described in the presentation.
