#News journal code

вЂњMaybe this committee can look not only at upkeep and maintenance, but really look into what other places are doing to solve the problem. вЂњIn my own mind, I envision it to be, rather than looking at little things, looking at bigger issues,вЂќ said Tony Dolce, R-Ward 2, in 2004 when the Housing Committee was created. Enforcement of city codes, renovation and use of existing buildings were all items on the task list when the committee was created. Originally called for by former mayor and 2003 mayoral candidate Richard Kimball, the committee was envisioned as a way to discuss solutions to city housing issues that had become an issue in the 2003 campaign season. The councilвЂ™s Housing Committee has been in existence since January 2004, shortly after Republicans recaptured a majority of the City Council in the November 2003 election.

#News journal code

вЂњUnless itвЂ™s in our code we canвЂ™t really just randomly decide are we going to penalize someone. вЂњIt sounds like we need to be looking at changing some of the code enforcement in terms of what we can do,вЂќ Carrubba said before referencing a housing code case that ended up costing the city tens of thousands of dollars through a court settlement. Schmidtfrerick-Miller noted issues in which landlords couldnвЂ™t participate in some of the countyвЂ™s lead paint remediation programs because they hadnвЂ™t paid their taxes as well as other housing issues that have cropped up during the countyвЂ™s lead paint work. Marie Carrubba, D-Ward 4 and Housing Committee chairwoman, didnвЂ™t have immediate answers to Schmidtfrerick-MillerвЂ™s question, but did offer to have the county official back for a longer discussion. IвЂ™m offering, can I help in some way? Is there something we can bring to the table, proposals that we can bring, things that have been effective in other communities in addressing some of these other issues?вЂќ This has to be a piece of a bigger strategy. WeвЂ™re trying to bring carrots into this process with HUD funds and radon funds and whatever we can get our hands on. Is there something we can do? WeвЂ™re trying to bring carrots and sticks. вЂњThatвЂ™s why we worked hard to get resources to people to help people with getting the lead taken care of,вЂќ Schmidtfrerick-Miller said. And while Schmidtfrerick-Miller had the alleviation of lead-based paint in city houses on her mind, the question goes beyond lead paint. That was the question Lisa Schmidtfrerick-Miller of the Chautauqua County Health and Human Services Department asked committee members earlier this week.