Huntsville City Council holds work session to discuss unkept properties

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Huntsville City Council hears from concerned community members about unkept properties all the time. A work session was held Friday morning to address these concerns.

The number of these rose to a point where District 2 Councilman David Little asked for a work session to discuss what the council can do to address these issues.

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During the work session, Huntsville Community Development Manager Scott Erwin gave a presentation to the council on what his department does to enforce the upkeep of properties.

Erwin said the department issued about 8,300 notices in 2024. A majority of which were due to the condition of people’s yards and houses. Around 5,600 people voluntarily complied and fixed the issue, while 2,600 didn’t in the time allowed…

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