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Sweet Home code officer says community ‘Shine’ cleanups cut open-storage violations about 92%
Summary
Code enforcement officer Ray Grundy told the Sweet Home City Council that a city-organized dumpster program removed tons of waste from 184 addresses, closed longstanding cases and reduced open-storage violations by about 92 percent; staff plans quarterly follow-ups and new voucher options.
Ray Grundy, the city’s code enforcement officer, told the Sweet Home City Council that a community cleanup program he organized removed large quantities of household waste and sharply reduced open-storage code violations. “There was 184 addresses that participated,” Grundy said, and the effort led to “12 code enforcement cases that have been open for over a hundred days” being closed. He told councilors the program produced “237 truck and trailer loads” of material and that the open-storage cases seen now represent a roughly “92% reduction since implementing the program.”
The program, launched in March and run in partnership with Sweet Home Sanitation and city…
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