HAB discusses vacant-structures law, leans toward incentives for property owners

Housing Advisory Board members discussed whether the Village should adopt a vacant-structures law. Rather than recording a formal proposal for an ordinance, the board moved the conversation toward measures to encourage and possibly incentivize property owners to bring vacant properties up to code so they are more turnkey for purchase or move-in ready.

The minutes do not include specific incentive mechanisms or dollar figures; members agreed to continue the conversation at a future meeting and to explore options that could prompt remediation without immediate regulatory action recorded in these minutes.