Cracking down on code enforcement
Dilapidated houses. Junked cars shrouded by weeds. Lawns that resemble hay fields.
Uniontown residents have driven or walked by blight for years until the crumbling and disheveled homes an rusted hulks of vehicles have nearly become accepted as part of the city’s landscape.
But, thanks a new concerted effort, police and city officials are hopeful that will begin to change.
Uniontown police Chief Jason A. Cox said the endeavor to reduce blight in the city is not entirely new, noting that citations have been issued sporadically over the years, and code enforcement officers and the city have done their best to try and work with residents and property owners to resolve ongoing code issues.