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Resident presses commission after two-year code-enforcement fight over River Ridge properties
Summary
A resident told the commission he'd repeatedly contacted 311 and code enforcement about blighted neighboring properties on River Ridge Drive and said little enforcement action occurred despite photos and visits; code enforcement said one property was in court and another has seven days to comply.
A River Ridge Drive resident told the Augusta Commission on Aug. 19 that he has spent nearly two years asking code enforcement, the marshals and 311 to address overgrowth, collapsing structures and property conditions at neighboring parcels — with no lasting fix.
"For almost two years since I bought the property... I've constantly raised pain about this with 311, sheriff's department, code enforcement," said resident Mike Samadi. He said he has recorded calls, sent photos and even had code enforcement visit the properties, but that conditions recurred.
Samadi said the problems affected his…
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