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Haysville resident tells council city employee neighbor, police actions are harassing; seeks help
Summary
A Haysville resident said a neighbor who works for the city has repeatedly interfered with her property and that she feels unsafe after interactions involving ordinance officers and the police department; she told the council she filed complaints and a stalking/restraining order and asked the council who will protect her.
Cynthia Moles, who identified herself during public comment as a Haysville resident at 333 Mimosa Drive, told the City Council she and her family moved to Haysville a little over a year ago and described a series of disputes with a neighbor she said works for the city.
Moles said the neighbor removed survey markers after a property survey, and that she later obtained permits and paperwork to move a fence. She said ordinance officers and police later removed items that were affixed to her property and that officers offered no proof those items belonged to anyone who removed them. "I had the surveys. I had the permits," Moles said. "I was told that I could come into the police department…which is a very daunting task…who protects me and my property, and who do I go to to feel safe in this community?" Moles added she filed a restraining or stalking order and complained to the police department but said she has not received satisfactory responses.
Mayor (name not specified) responded in the meeting that the chief of police had investigated Moles's allegations. Moles said she has video she said shows officers helping remove items from her fence; she said her complaints to the police had not resolved the situation. "I have had to file complaints on officers for standing over me, armed individuals, while they removed property that was affixed to my land," she said.
In the meeting exchange, the mayor advised Moles to speak with the chief of police; the mayor also noted that the chief reports to the city administrator, Will Black. Moles repeated her request that the council explain who residents should turn to when they believe a city employee is the source of harassment.
The council did not take formal action on the comment at the meeting; the public comment was recorded in the minutes for council review. Moles's statements are her account as given to the council at the meeting.
