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Resident urges action on derelict Burlington Road property after years of complaints
Summary
A resident told the council the abandoned property at 52 Burlington Road has been a public‑health and safety nuisance for more than six years and urged stronger code enforcement; staff said ordinance updates and higher fines are underway.
At public comment, a resident described an abandoned property at 52 Burlington Road that has become an ongoing nuisance — with rodents, exposed debris and apparent coyotes — and said the owner does not respond to fines or requests to remediate the site. The speaker said previous inspections yielded only small cleanups and that the problem has persisted for years.
The mayor and staff said the borough has been pursuing code enforcement and is working to strengthen ordinances and penalties so repeat violations are not treated as a single, low‑value fine. "We're in the process of strengthening our ordinances so that we can ultimately get the place cleaned up," a borough official said, and staff noted further legal steps and a possible municipal-court approach were being pursued.
