(KAIR)--Atchison city leaders are considering the establishment of a vacant property registry.

The matter was discussed during Tuesday’s meeting of the Atchison City Commission.

According to a release from the City, the passage of an ordinance establishing the registry would mean fees charged “to property owners who have vacant property that is not up to code or owe back taxes.”

Discussion of the proposal during Tuesday’s meeting ended with what the release calls “the promise of more discussion at the [City Commission’s] February 1 meeting, with the goal of considering the measure for adoption at the [Commission’s] February 16 meeting.”