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Council discusses options for chronic nuisance properties with deceased or unknown owners
Summary
Council members discussed multiple chronic code-compliance properties with deceased or unknown owners and asked clerks to research how other municipalities handle cleanup; no formal action was taken.
Council members discussed a set of chronic problem properties where owners are deceased or cannot be located. The minutes note the council "discussed the need for addressing clean-up of such properties" and that clerks will reach out to other municipalities to learn practices for handling these cases. No ordinance or enforcement action was adopted at the meeting.
The conversation identified the issue as an ongoing dialog; staff were directed to research legal and administrative approaches used elsewhere and return findings to the Council for possible future action. The minutes record declining vegetation violations but ongoing issues with larger nuisance properties.
