PROSPECT — Nearly 40 cases have been submitted to the Anti-Blight Commission since its inception in 2015.
The Town Council adopted a blight ordinance in February 2015. The ordinance defines blight, gives the town the ability to issue warnings and civil penalties against violators and created the Anti-Blight Commission.
Commission Chairman Paul Krisavage last week gave an update on the commission’s activities to the council.
Between May 2015, when the commission took office, and Dec. 2015, the commission heard 28 cases, Krisavage said. Twenty of those cases were closed, two of which were given to a certified hearing officer, and eight were carried over to 2016, he said.
Last year, he said, 11 new cases were submitted to the commission and nine cases were closed, leaving 10 active cases carried over to this year.
Krisavage also submitted his resignation from the commission to council. He plans to resign in April.
Before his time on the commission comes to an end, Krisavage gave some suggestions to the council. The most significant recommendation was to appoint someone who works regularly in Town Hall to be a contact person for the commission who can access files during regular business hours.
