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Residents press Crewe council on potential rate hikes, trash and derelict rental properties
Summary
Multiple residents asked how water upgrades will affect low-income households and daycares, and raised code-enforcement gaps tied to trash and slum rental properties; councilors said enforcement resources and code training options are being explored.
Public comment at the November 18 meeting focused on how infrastructure and enforcement decisions will affect vulnerable residents.
Pastor Lisa Taylor, who runs a daycare at her church, asked how state assistance and the town’s ARPA funds would be used and whether residents or businesses would bear added costs. “When it breaks down it causes additional expense and I...want to understand what monies are coming in… and what is going to be passed on to residents and businesses,” Pastor Lisa said.
James Reed, a resident of East Geor Avenue, urged the council to move from reactive to proactive maintenance and questioned whether the town is setting aside funds to avoid steep rate increases. Other residents raised concerns about trash, animal infestations in vacant houses and the town’s limited enforcement authority. Council members acknowledged enforcement gaps and discussed training a Public Works employee for code enforcement and coordinating with the county building inspector for maintenance-code enforcement.
Council members said they will follow up with staff to examine code-enforcement options and provide contact steps for residents reporting derelict properties. No new enforcement ordinance was adopted at the meeting.
