 August 18, 2004
Mayor Owen J. Quinn and his Anti-blight Taskforce announced today the city has collected $7,000 in anti-blight fines for 139 Wall Street, the first such collection of money since the formation of the Anti-blight Taskforce more than two years ago.
On Jan. 8, 2004 the City Council began fining the property’s owner until the property was improved and met required anti-blight and building codes.
On July 7, 2004 the City Council agreed to waive a portion of the fines and halt the foreclosure process so the property could be sold and allow its new owner to improve the building in a specific amount of time.
“I think taxpayers will be pleased to know that the hard work and effort being put forward by my office and the Anti-blight Taskforce is paying off,” Mayor Quinn said. “We’re not only cleaning up blighted properties, but we’re also recovering some of the municipal money spent on trying to do so.”
So far, 11 properties have been removed from the Anti-Blight Taskforce’s “Dirty Dozen” list. If the new owner of 139 Wall Street makes the necessary repairs and improvements, the City Council could vote to remove it from the list.
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