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Sault Ste. Marie’s property standards bylaw is getting an upgrade.
City council approved an amendment to the property standards bylaw Monday that will provide bylaw officers with additional tools to ensure vacant property do not pose a public safety hazard or nuisance to the community.
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The change is a result of recommendations struck by a task force that convened in July of 2020 to review property standards within the city.
Council was told that one of the task force’s objectives was to “seek effective means of achieving compliance of the standards set out in the bylaw.”
Property standards amendment designed to prevent safety hazards
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A plaza has been designed to become the focal point and anchor for Sault Ste. Marie’s downtown.
City council gave the final nod Monday to the final design concepts for the downtown plaza, but warned that if proposed funding applications don’t materialize, they may reconsider this plan to trim costs.
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The revised design presented is estimated to cost $8,447,068 requiring the city to contribute a further $1,472,068 and make up for any shortcoming from a proposed $600,000 fundraising project – of which $200,000 has already been secured.
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