Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

May 30, 2017

Public Safety

Property owners will face special tax assessments to cover weed-removal costs on blighted parcels. This enforces the city's 2013 blight-abatement order and shifts cleanup costs to owners of neglected land.

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Special weed-abatement assessment levied on blighted properties

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