Resident presses council for clearer code-enforcement thresholds on blight
Tom Baumgardner presented photos and asked the council to clarify when cleanup efforts escalate to enforceable blight violations; no formal action was taken by the council.
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Tom Baumgardner addressed the council during public comment with photographs of a property’s north side he described as blighted and asked what measurement or standard would prompt issuance of a ticket. Baumgardner said he was uncertain whether the observed cleanup constituted "active progress" that would obviate enforcement and sought clarity on the council’s enforcement thresholds.
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