‘blight officer’

Borough targeting unkempt grass
NAUGATUCK — In the first step in plans to remediate blighted properties, the borough is setting its sights on overgrown grass. Mayoral Aide Ed Carter, who was recently appointed as the temporary blight officer, said he has sent out a request for qualifications seeking quotes from landscaping services to cut overgrown grass at blighted... »
Carter to serve as borough’s temporary blight officer
NAUGATUCK — When the Board of Mayor and Burgesses adopted the town’s budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year, it did not include funding for a blight officer position. Now Mayor Robert Mezzo has appointed Mayoral Aide Ed Carter to temporarily fill that position. Carter will work with Borough Attorney Ned Fitzpatrick to enforce the... »
Borough blight center of budget debate
NAUGATUCK — The new blight bylaw that went into effect in November hasn’t been enforced, according to Linda Ramos and Elizabeth Forlenzo, co-chairs of the Blight Committee that wrote the ordinance. Ramos said nothing has changed since the ordinance went into effect without a blight officer to handle blight cases and issue fines. Ramos... »






