Council members want more ‘equity’ in senior assistance program to prevent code violations

– A pilot program to help seniors and disabled residents avoid code violations for overgrown weeds, downed trees, and debris has proved more popular in some parts of town than others.

Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran had even used an additional $5,000 of her district’s discretionary funds, which was down to just $365 remaining, according to the chart. Districts in the southern part of the city are already done with their allotments in the Senior Assistance Pilot Program, while others have hardly had any claims.To tap into the funding, a senior or disabled person needs to be facing both a code violation and some kind of financial hardship. The city will send a contractor out, at no cost to the homeowner or renter, to tackle the violation and avoid accruing any fines.

“Just because we didn’t need it that much in our district if you need it more in yours or in yours, we ought to be able to allocate that,” Courage said.“We saw an equal approach, but I see an opportunity for us to recalibrate for an equitable approach. Right? We know where the high concentration of code compliance citations is. And we’re seeing that evident with the data with the districts that have maxed out their funds,” Castillo said.

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