Vacant property ordinance stalled by enforcement concerns

Havre's vacant property registration ordinance has been at a standstill since it was last sent in June to the city attorney, who advised the city that enacting a VPRO would not be in the best interest of Havre.

Local officials agree that perhaps the only way of proceeding with a VPRO would be changing Havre from a general law municipality to a charter law municipality.

"We are fighting an uphill battle," Havre Mayor Tim Solomon said. 

The city has been looking at some kind of ordinance to cover vacant properties since Samantha Clawson, director of Head Start at District 4 Human Resourc...