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Mayor Jim Ireton Hits Abandoned Properties in State of the City Address

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Mayor Jim Ireton gave his State of the City address yesterday.

And, he stressed the need to attack the city blight saying that property owners need to be held accountable.

In his "broken windows" approach, Ireton pushed an initiative to place QR codes on signs in front of abandoned buildings that would link to online sites providing details about the property’s history and current status.

In addition, the Mayor wants to put up signs that read ”If you are not happy with the condition of this road” and then provides the telephone numbers of Governor Larry Hogan and other state transportation officials.

Ireton said this was the kind of thing that can be done to let state officials know what they need to do.

The Mayor also said he was pushing the state legislature to require counties such as Wicomico to provide tax relief for city residents who are paying for services they do not receive.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.