Sean C. Morgan
The city Public Safety Committee on Feb. 11 reviewed a second draft of an ordinance that would allow the City Council to close nuisance properties where certain prohibited activities occur too often.
“We used Stayton as a blueprint,” said Police Chief Jeff Lynn. The proposed language is largely based on Stayton’s ordinance, although it includes additional prohibited activities, such as possession of controlled substances.
City Attorney Robert Snyder reworked some of the…