Citrus Heights is now one of the first cities in the Greater Sacramento region to create a mandatory vacant business registry.
The city says there are more than 50 vacant businesses in the area. City leaders say vacant properties can often lead to neighborhood nuisances.
“It’s so hard to say, ‘Hey customers, come visit my business,’ when I have a burned-out or boarded-up business right next to me,” said Sheri Merrick, executive director of the Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce…