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Hearing finds Mounts' Newberry property still in violation; fines accruing
Summary
City of Newberry code enforcement staff reported the property owned by Edna and Jason Mount remains out of compliance with a January order to mow the yard and repair or remove a damaged pool screen; fines began accruing in March and may be turned into a lien.
At a City of Newberry code enforcement hearing, staff reported that the property owned by Edna and Jason Mount remains in violation of a January order requiring the backyard to be mowed and the pool screen to be repaired, replaced or removed.
Code enforcement staff said the original order was signed Jan. 30, 2025, and the Mounts were given until March 2, 2025, to cure the violation. Staff told the hearing that an inspection in March and a more recent inspection showed the pool screen remained in the same damaged condition and that it was unclear from the March photo whether the backyard had been mowed because winter conditions had killed the grass.
"I could not tell you if the backyard was mowed. It was the wintertime had killed all of the grass that was over the fence originally," code enforcement staff said, explaining the condition shown in the packet photo.
The hearing officer found the property to be out of compliance and noted that fines began accruing in March and have accumulated daily since then. The officer said accrued fines can be turned into a lien if recorded and that recovery of any lien or its release would involve city processes after recording.
The hearing packet included photographs from the city staff inspection and the officer set the next follow-up hearing for Thursday in May 2025 at 9 a.m., the officer said.
