Blight committee ponders razing sound structures --

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There is a legal process to foreclosure if leins or fines aren't paid.  He emphasized that we be careful.

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Also be careful about labeling neighborhood blighted. Precedent shows that hurts for a long time

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Get the habitual properties out of bad owner's hand by foreclosure.   General council needs to be more aggressive

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Bowling concerned about volume is going to impact the existing appeals process

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JSO concerned about the challlenges of actually proving the illegal activity involves a particular place

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Love says we have to be careful because sometimes a vacant lot can generate more problems than a vacant house.

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Cressembeni has asked mccd for a list of properties that were torn down with pictures.  They have given him 112 from 2013.  He says they all needed tearing down  Nobody but the very brave could have refurbished them.

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Cressembeni is questioning JSO Chief Ivy about appeals for seizure of personal property. Verified they
could seize real property and that an appeals process exists.

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Cressembeni relating discussions at council meeting re:  citizens telling council where illegal activity happens and asking Ivy why JSO can't do anything about it. Ivy is explaining they usually seize based on spending (illegal) money when it's used to purchase car, etc.

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Says they must arrest the property owner or someone tied to the property in order to seize property

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They (JSO) have gotten mccd involved at the 45th St Amoco Station trying to find other ways to shut it down.

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Cressembeni says need to fix these problems to free police services to handle other areas.  Ivy says he's been in position for 6 mons.  he has personally spoken to owner at 23th and Moncrief twice.  He will fix that problem but not overnight.

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Lee is speaking, agrees with not calling a neighborhood blighted.

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Acknowledges that soon enough high crimes becomes synonymous with the neighborhood name or street

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Now moving on to Chief Ivy and surveillance cameras