On April 03, 2023 Former Owen Sound Councillor, John Tamming, wrote in the Hub,

"Bylaw enforcement lies with the same office as is in charge of our clerical functions as a city. These are different skill sets. We need to look for best practices around the province, for those places who manage an aggressive, proactive approach to fixing eyesores and charging the shop owner for the effort". ... Owen Sound Hub

Today, we are one year from the next municipal election in 2026 and the Bylaw enforcement remains under the same department and the Legate Building remains a downtown eyesore.