code enforcement

The city of Elmira repealed a law that created a public list of rental property owners with code violations. The city is replacing that list with a report on housing in the community.

The law is intended to stop illegal sales of cannabis and cannabis products from what are called “sticker stores” by authorizing regulatory inspections of suspected unlicensed sellers.

A vacant building collapsed in Elmira earlier this month. The city’s mayor says his administration is working to address similar properties that are in various states of ruin.

In an effort to increase recruitment and retention in the city of Binghamton’s code enforcement office, city officials are proposing cutting positions and increasing salaries.

The city received $1 million from the New York State Attorney General’s office in 2020 to address some of the root causes of homelessness.

The city will also lower the maximum height property owners can keep their lawns from 10 inches to eight inches.

Enacting these initiatives would use roughly $200,000 of the city's ARPA funds.