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New ordinance could give town options to clean up dilapidated & abandoned properties

by Geoff Fox

Hancock officials have introduced a new ordinance that could be a tool to combat an issue up for discussion for many years – what to do about properties that are in disrepair and need rehabilitation.

The ordinance -Nuisance and Abandoned Abatement – could be added into the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Hancock. The rules are still in the rough draft phase.

Officials explained that the ordinance, if adopted, doesn’t…