Baltimore City – MD issued the following announcement on Jan. 31.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced an official directive to all City agencies to conduct an internal review of all operations, procedures, and processes connected to how the City government deals with vacant houses. This announcement comes after a building collapse in a fire at a privately-owned vacant house on the 200 block of South Stricker Street last week left three Firefighters dead and one seriously injured.
City Administrator Chris Shorter will lead the review.
DHCD attorneys are on track to successfully file nearly 500 receivership cases this fiscal year. With this directive, Mayor Scott is seeking to increase these numbers substantially.
“This is one of the most consequential undertakings of my Administration; there is too much at stake to leave a single recommendation off the table,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “This is a top priority of my Administration. Anything less than our very best attempt at solving the problem would be a discredit to the lives of the brave firefighters we lost last week and the residents we serve day in and day out.”
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Source: Baltimore City – MD
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