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Court orders 45‑day cleanup at 189 Venice Lane site; commission to monitor remediation
Summary
Following court proceedings, the defendant in the 189 Venice Lane illegal‑vehicle/junkyard case was given 45 days to remediate the property; the commission said it will monitor the site and return to court if not remediated.
A municipal court judge ordered remediation of the junkyard and illegal motor‑vehicle storage at 189 Venice Lane within 45 days, after defense counsel requested additional time and the prosecutor asked for a shorter schedule.
A commissioner who attended the December 18 court proceeding reported the defense attorney initially requested 60 days to remove vehicles and materials, citing frozen ground; the prosecutor asked for 30 days and the judge issued a 45‑day deadline. The defense also mentioned that a state trooper is an owner of the property; the judge said that detail was not relevant to the remediation order.
Commission members said they will monitor the site in the coming weeks and that a court trial will follow if the owner fails to remediate within the ordered period.
