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Committee talks options on vacant property ordinance

The Havre City Council's Vacant Properties Ad Hoc Committee met Tuesday evening to discuss the elements many communities have in their vacant property registry ordinances or VPROs to address derelict property ownership.

A VPRO would require owners of vacant properties to register with the city. A registry of information of owners and vacant and foreclosed properties would be maintained. It could also require buyers of vacant properties have a timeline and plan to rehabilitate their properties.

City Council Member Caleb Hutchins, a member of the committee, distributed a worksheet that l...

 

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