Coun Robert Finnigan (MB ind, Morley North) and his independent colleagues will be meeting with legal experts at Leeds City Council this month to discus how compulsory purchase orders can be used in the regeneration of the run-down area.
Coun Finnigan said: "Morley residents come up to me regularly and say What are you doing about Morley Bottoms?
"I certainly don't want to be here in 25 years time with people asking the same question. Something needs to be done."
He explained that councils have the power to use compulsory purchase orders to force through the regeneration of neglected areas and he hoped that the new administration would be increasingly prepared to use the power as a last resort.
Attempts to renovate and restore Morley Bottoms have been tried and failed over the years.
Coun Finnigan said the Morley in Bloom Committee and Morley Town Council had tried to clean up the area, add planters and get the Christmas lights extended, but there was a limit to how much they could achieve.
He added: "My colleagues, Couns Wenda Whitehead and Joyce Sanders (Ind, Churwell) have been working hard in Morley Bottoms and improvements are being made."
He believes the owners themselves are the key to the regeneration of the area and has met with many.
"A lot of them have been co-operative," he said.
"Some have got on board which is great but some of them are dragging their feet and I am hoping that by saying there are other options when it comes to ensuring the areas regeneration that it will help focus minds."
Coun Finnigan added that although property owners could appeal against compulsory purchase orders he felt the council would have a good case.
He said: "If properties have been empty for years and the owner has no desire to do anything with it and we have had no co-operation with regeneration plans then at that point I think a compulsory purchase order would be robust enough to withstand a challenge."
He said a lot of visitors to Morley enter through The Bottoms and they gave a very poor impression of the town.
Although past plans have included restoring the area with shops and bars he believes the lack of parking and the traffic would make this unrealistic.
Instead he hopes that any buildings purchased by the council could be turned into apartments and houses.
ericamadelin@morleytoday.co.uk