City preps to clean up neglected properties
City Council removed the exempt status from properties in the western portion of the Heritage District. (City of Maricopa)
Since 2004, a section of Maricopa has been exempt from code enforcement and nuisance laws.
The area is the portion of the Heritage District west of State Route 347 and includes some of the oldest homes and buildings in town. It also includes abandoned and neglected property.
“Over the years, the City was not able to clean up and do the right thing as far as public safety (and) health was concerned, and it deteriorated over the years,” Deputy City Manager Kazi Haque said. “We have a lot of new developments coming out here and our prime lands are really in short [supply] because we don’t have enough land left here in Maricopa.”
