Cambridge mayor vetoes vacant storefront registration ordinance

Cambridge mayor vetoes vacant storefront registration ordinance

CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Mayor Lajan Cephas-Bey has vetoed Ordinance 1262, a measure that would have required owners of vacant commercial storefronts to register their properties with the city. The veto comes just days after the Cambridge City Council unanimously approved…

Cambridge Mayor Discusses Veto

(CAMBRIDGE, Md) – The City of Cambridge’s hotly contested Ordinance 1262 is going back to the drawing board following a veto from Mayor Lajan Cephas. An ordinance that would have dealt with registering vacant commercial spaces in the city. Mayor Cephas tells us, “But it’s about trying to gain notice of who our vacant properties are, where they are, identify them. So that we could encourage them to activate these spaces instead of just having vac…