City Council last week held the first of two public hearings regarding the abatement of unfit locations throughout Elgin.In response to council input, City Manager Tom Mattis stated there is a desire to see staff be more aggressive with code enforcement, particularly as it relates to abating unsafe buildings.“We think [the amendment] will empower the city to move quicker,” Mattis said. “One of the big changes that we’re proposing is to put the City Council themselves in more of a decision making mode on this in the future.”According to Mattis, projects have previously gone before the Building Standards Commission, and ...