Property Standards, the city agency that makes sure you mow your grass and keep trash out of your yard as well as vacant property upkeep, is inviting the public to their next meeting.
Mayor Ollie Tyler placed three employees from the Property Standards Department on
administrative leave today following an allegation of possible policy violations.
The first Operation T-BONE (Take Back Our Neighborhoods Everyday) of 2015 will focus on City Council District B. That covers the areas from I-49 and I-20 to Gilbert and Kings Highway to Market Street.
City of Shreveport teams representing Property Standards, the Department of Community Development and the Police Department will lead a sweep through Council District G on Wednesday, October 8, as the effort to clean up the City continues.
If you drive around town much, you will see lots of homes that need work...and families live in many of these rundown houses or apartments. City leaders want the to change.
The city's property standards code are being overhauled. The goal is to put teeth in the local laws to hold owners responsible for the condition of properties...