Commissioners hear draft abatement ordinance and enforcement plan; DA reportedly signed off on county draft
A speaker said they wrote a 26-page abatement ordinance, obtained DA sign-off, and asked the commissioners to adopt enabling language and appoint an administrator and hearing officers so the county can pursue cleanups and liens; residents raised property-rights and 'unsightly' vs. hazardous distinctions.
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A court member described a 26-page draft ordinance intended to give Freestone County a formal abatement program to address illegal dumping, hazardous yards and derelict properties. "I wrote that document. It went through the DA's office. It's all signed off on," the speaker said, adding that the commissioners' court must adopt the ordinance language, appoint an administrator and designate hearing officers before the county can pursue abatement cleanups and recover costs.
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