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Garner council moves to schedule public hearing on updates to junk‑vehicle ordinance
Summary
Town Attorney Jones outlined proposed amendments to Garner's junked and abandoned vehicle ordinance April 29 to align with state law, raise the minimum salvage threshold to $500 and move pre‑ and post‑towing appeals to the town manager’s office; council gave consensus to place the amendments on the May 20 public hearing calendar.
Town Attorney Jones presented proposed updates to Garner’s junked and abandoned vehicle ordinance at the April 29 work session and council gave consensus to place the amendments on the May 20 public hearing calendar.
Jones said the current ordinance includes an older threshold (the transcript and ordinance reference $100) and that state law provides a larger threshold. “This is an ordinance that hasn't been updated in a number of years and there's probably not any type of vehicle out there that doesn't have a junk scribe metal value of at…
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