A team created to speed up City of Winnipeg responses to complaints about burned-out and derelict properties could become permanent. 

The city launched the unsafe conditions response team as a pilot project last year. At the time, city bylaw enforcement officers were taking weeks to make it to properties.

Since launching the team, consisting of bylaw officers and building inspectors, the city has cut response times to one day for the initial inspection, while follow-up contact with the property o…