August report for Norwood KOPS (Keep Our Property Safe) Program

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Last month, Mayor Tom Williams explained Norwood’s Keep our Property Safe (KOPS) Program in this blog. The program, which started in April, 2009, is a cooperative effort between the Norwood Police, Fire, Health, and Building Departments. Personnel from these departments perform once-a-month field trips to properties in the community that are candidates for blight, along with properties that have had an abnormally high number of police incidents and possible crime activities. The program is open to nominations, so if you have a property in mind that you would like to receive a visit, please contact the Building Department at 458-4510.

Building Commissioner Gerry Stoker tells us he will be sending us the KOPS reports on a monthly basis for publication. Personnel from the various City Departments visit habitual problem properties on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Following is the August report:


In August the KOPS (Police, Building & Property Maintenance, Fire and Health Departments visited the following thirteen problem properties that were selected by the Norwood Police Department as habitual offenders:

5206 Montgomery Rd......... 5210 Montgomery Rd.
2111 Lawn Ave.................. ..2000 Mills Ave. #2
2000 Maple....................... ..2209 Slane Ave.
2209 Slane Ave.................... 2000 Maple Ave.
4530 Carter Ave.................. 1904 Sherman Ave.
5127 Hunter Ave..................2125 Cathedral

These inspections resulted in all properties being issued orders, with two of the thirteen being vacated until serious issues are resolve.

Respectfully Submitted,

Gerry Stoker, Building Commissioner
City of Norwood