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Mitchell County adopts ordinance to process vehicles recovered from waterways after storm
Summary
Commissioners approved an ordinance establishing procedures to inventory, notify owners of, store and dispose of vehicles recovered from rivers and rights of way during the state of emergency.
Mitchell County commissioners adopted an ordinance on April 7 that creates a county procedure for motor vehicles recovered from waterways and public rights of way during the state of emergency following tropical storm damage.
The ordinance allows county authorities to take custody of vehicles recovered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, place them in county‑designated storage or towed lots, run title and lien checks, notify identified owners or lienholders, and, if owners do not respond, dispose of or auction vehicles in accordance with statutory valuation thresholds.
Why the ordinance was proposed
County officials said the Army…
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