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Environmental Health Goal: Improve the structural safety and appearance in Richland County

Strategy Action Steps Done by Whom?
Make a plan for City and County Commissioners to partner with property owners to establish a definitive explanation for ‘hazardous structure’ and plan follow through with Community Decay Ordinance. Define “Hazardous Structures” and look if it’s detrimental to health. City Commissioners
Research other towns of comparable size for decay ordinance- Williston, Watford City, Miles City. Melissa, Cal Oraw, League of Cities and towns
Find a hazardous building authority. Paul Groshart, City Council, Alton Hillesland
Get Planning Board or Housing Authority to become review board for within city limits. Allen Almuth
Follow up with Fairview about the decaying house with the printing press and if it’s successfully condemned use this house as a model. Ray Trumpower
Training on how to identify hazardous structures. Stevenson Design and Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Team
Research the universal building codes. Becky Hayes
Strategy Action Steps Done by Whom?
Improve the appearance of Richland County. Talk to Richland Economic Development about possible visual improvements that could be done to the downtown area. T.B.D.

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