Tuesday, July 08, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 352 • 2 of 30

Council authorized to send out nuisance letters; promises to get tough on cleaning up the town

• The council reviewed the list compiled by the police department of nuisance property. "If you haven't fixed it, it needs to be fixed," said Councilman Burt Glover. The city reviewed a list of 48 property owners. Seventeen had cleaned up their property since the list was first presented to the council about a month ago. The city will send out clean-up letters giving them 10 days to clean up the property. It was also pointed out that people should not blow their grass out on the street. It costs the city more money to clean up the streets.
• There are three garages without a home attached and two homes being used as storage that are in violation of planning an zoning regulations. The council promises to enforce the regulations of either build a house or remove the garage.
• The council gave first reading on nuisance vehicles. Vehicles that are not operational, even though licensed, will be considered a nuisance vehicle. It cannot be tarped and must be in an enclosed building.
• The Safe Route to School program funding was discussed. The city applied for $12,000 and it ended up being a request for $15,000. The state has said that there

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