blight

The city of East Hartford is planning to hire two blight inspectors who will be able to fine residents with piled debris and unkempt yards. Mayor Marcia Leclerc said the two officers will work part-time, 20 hours a week. The inspectors will have the responsibility of “augmenting identification, documentation and daily fining.” The mayor said many of the issues the…

A topic on the agenda of the special session is the Connecticut Property Transfer Act, which encourages the cleanup of 4,200 environmentally challenged site.

Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom says he wants to create a policy to help define and deal with blight in the city.

Norwich city leaders are expected to address concerns with blighted properties in the city. Mayor Peter Nystrom emphasized blight in the annual state of the city address Monday night. “I do not think we are in a position to ignore them any further,” Nystrom said of the blighted properties. According to Nystrom, there are more than 100 blighted properties across…