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Position on incomplete / idling construction sites

Submitted by resident: "An incomplete construction across the street from 383 Broadway in Winter Hill has sat roofless and windowless for about two years, with no sign of reaching completion. Besides being an eyesore in a very visible spot in the city, it is also a potential issue for public safety, where structural damage caused by weather element and vagrants could very well cause additional issues for surrounding residences. What is your position on correcting this problem and preventing similar situations from occurring in the future? Should contractors be held responsible for tearing down incomplete constructions if they are not completed within a certain amount of time? Or should the taxpayers pay for the demolition? "Given the massive fire on Thurston Street last week, which occurred in an empty house under construction that might have been due to arson (still under investigation), public safety should be a real concern in unoccupied and incomplete construction sites i...