A residence in NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 Harewood neighbourhood has been added to the City of NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 list of nuisance properties.

City council made the designation regarding 430 Murray St. at a council meeting Monday, Jan. 16.

The property was already on the cityB次元官网网址檚 and the RCMPB次元官网网址檚 radar for some time, but the situation came to a head when the RCMPB次元官网网址檚 emergency response team responded to the property in December to help arrest a suspect who had allegedly been involved in a stabbing near downtown.

According to the Nanaimo RCMP, the property was already well-known for having placed B次元官网网址渃onsiderable pressureB次元官网网址� on nearby residents who have endured disturbances and police callouts at all hours of the day.

B次元官网网址淚n our opinion, the use of the site, the operation of the site, is unreasonably interfering with personsB次元官网网址� use and enjoyment of property and has required repeated calls for police services to abate nuisances,B次元官网网址� said Dale Lindsay, the cityB次元官网网址檚 general manager of development services.

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A staff report to council included a letter from Nanaimo RCMP Supt. Lisa Fletcher, who noted there were 58 calls for police services over the past year.

B次元官网网址淭his property has been noted to be disruptive to the rest of the surrounding community and its residents and they have expressed concern for their safety,B次元官网网址� she noted.

The letter included a listing of complaints to police from residents, the majority of which were for suspected drug activity.

Coun. Janice Perrino asked if a nuisance property abatement designation was the strongest course of action the city could take immediately.

B次元官网网址淚 look at this, 58 calls over the past year to the RCMP,B次元官网网址� Perrino said. B次元官网网址淚 think to myself, we need the RCMP just to stay right there, you know, and be on guard. This is crazy.B次元官网网址�

Laberge said there are a number of measures the city could take, including going to court to seek B次元官网网址渇airly significant sanctionsB次元官网网址� under the community charter, but the nuisance property abatement is the logical first step to bring the property into compliance.

Council unanimously declared 430 Murray St. a nuisance property, making the property owner liable for costs of municipal services, including policing, required to address nuisance activities.

At the same meeting, 264 Nicol St., home of the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users, was also designated a nuisance property.

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