The Dalton City Council took a first step on Monday in its plans to improve the city’s appearance.
Council members voted 4-0 to allow the building inspector to demolish abandoned and dilapidated buildings at 204 Grade Drive and 403 E. Hawthorne St.
Earlier this month, City Administrator Ty Ross briefed council members on what he called the “Carpet Capital Makeover.” Council members asked for the plan after attending a Georgia Municipal Association meeting earlier this year in which Mayor David Pennington attended a session on urban revitalization.
The makeover plan has three elements:
• Increased code enforcement to keep minor issues from developing into large ones.
• Keeping a close eye on foreclosed and abandoned properties and maintaining a list of priority properties.
• Abatement and redevelopment. Ross said the General Assembly passed a law earlier this year giving local governments greater powers to create “land banks” and use them to redevelop surplus properties.
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August 21, 2012
Dalton council votes to tear down buildings
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