Lot abatement and overgrown lots

At a glance

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  • What: cutting of overgrown lots and rights of way, including the strike team, a stalled $100,000 state grant and a plan to centralize grass cutting.
  • Where it stands: a three-person strike team; an invitation to bid is routing for the grant, with a December 31, 2026 deadline; centralization is targeted for the third quarter of 2027.
  • Next: equipment costs are to be sent to the council; the suspended lot program (apparently Mow to Own) needs a plan and a home department.
  • Key people: Anthony Davis, Ernest Leger, Matthew Willard.

Sources

Discussion time

About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting Minutes
2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings 8

Log

  • 2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings - Strike team capacity (three people), stalled $100,000 state grant (ITB routing, December 31, 2026 deadline), plan to centralize grass cutting by Q3 2027 and suspended lot program discussed.