City of Petersburg:
“The city is taking strides toward reducing blight and crime
with the identification of over 20 properties that could be demolished under
Operation Renew - a national effort against crime and blight. As part of
Operation Renew, members of the Army and Air Force National Guard come into a
locality and demolish structures that have been associated with drug crime in
an effort to reduce it. The city has also determined that the properties, which
are located on Dunlop, Jones, Hinton and Commerce streets, aren't up to code.
City Attorney Brian Telfair said in an interview Tuesday
that the properties have been identified by the Petersburg Bureau of Police as
sources of crime, which would allow them to be demolished under Operation
Renew.
In a Tuesday evening meeting, City Council voted to set a
May 20 public hearing on ordinances declaring the properties blighted and a
public nuisance, which would allow their demolition. If the ordinances are
passed, property owners would be mailed 30-day notice to fix the property or
have it demolished.”
~Writes Leah Small of the progress-index
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