Cockayne unveils Blight Initiatives.
(Bristol) City
Councilman Ken Cockayne, the Republican nominee for Mayor of the City of
Bristol today unveiled his initiatives to combat blight in our city and our
neighborhoods.
“As Mayor, from my first day in office I intend to push the
Code Enforcement Committee to be more aggressive in the area of code
enforcement in order to rein in properties that have been allowed to deteriorate
due to the influx of absentee landlords we have in Bristol,” Cockayne added,
“This committee will have the full backing of the Mayor’s office and I would
urge all Bristol residents to report blighted properties as soon as possible so
we can get a handle on it before they become an eyesore.”
Cockayne added that he intends to ask the City Council to
adopt a policy to require all graffiti on city property to be removed by the
various departments within 48 hours of the graffiti being noticed. “This may
become time consuming for the various departments, however I believe it is
necessary in order to help clean up our city,” Cockayne said
The Republican nominee also said that he intends to add to
the city website a link so that residents can report graffiti as they see it in
their neighborhood. “Graffiti is not only limited to the so called artwork by
the artist but sneakers on the wires also send a bad message about our
community,” Cockayne said.
“Under current ordinance private businesses have 10 days
from notification to remove graffiti from its property and having this website
as a tool will help us move the process along quicker and get this problem
under wraps as soon as possible, “ Cockayne said
Cockayne has been active since first being elected to the
City Council in helping to clean up the West End. Since being elected in 2007, Cockayne has
sponsored the annual West End clean up day, and he was instrumental in helping
to form the West End Association which is not only having a positive impact on
our community but it is also growing each year.
“My goal as Mayor is to try and clean up Bristol, in the
form of blighted properties that are getting worse and graffiti which makes our
community less attractive to businesses and families, “Cockayne concluded, “As
we all know graffiti is also associated with drug trafficking, violence and
gangs and I intend to do everything in my power as Mayor to put these entities
out of business in Bristol.”
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