City hears concerns on vacant property ordinance

The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee tabled until its next meeting a proposed ordinance to regulate vacant properties after community members and members of the city government raised concerns about its wording and about the idea of the ordinance itself.

The committee decided to work on the language of the proposed vacant property registration ordinance and to ask City Attorney Jennifer Forsyth about the legality of the document.

“I want this to be relatively painless, but I also want people to take responsibility for their property,” Ordinance Committee Chair Caleb Hutchins said.

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