For blight, they want it gone. “It’s not about poverty,” he said. “You do have poverty in New Town. But, it’s not as extreme as people make it out to be. It looks impoverished because of ...

Town leaders say now is the time to clean up blight. Town manager Drew Mullins said, "I want to take an aggressive role in trying to clean up the town, make it a little more inviting for people to ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Instead, Winchester has a blight committee made up of some members of city council, a real estate agent and interested citizens.

the town council has enacted a blight ordinance. The council approved the ordinance to “protect, preserve and promote public health, safety and welfare; to maintain and preserve the beauty of ...

Since town officials started keeping track of the ... “Martha Stewart group” — and a zoned game plan to attack the blight and safety problems. For instance, the police tagged 1,131 abandoned ...

Town officials have scheduled a public hearing to consider updating the town’s blight law. The town board will consider strengthening the town’s demolition procedure regarding unsafe and ...

It’s also a view that Richard Fredette, the town’s part-time blight officer, sees whenever he drives around down. Stratford has had a part-time blight officer for nearly three decades.

land strewn with junk or lawns with 2-foot-high grass will be subject to $300 per day in fines under a new ordinance approved by the town council. The "Anti-Blight Ordinance" was approved by a 7 ...

“One vacant property that is not actively and well maintained and managed can become the core and cause of the spread of blight,” the document reads. If the town receives a report of a ...