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Polk County court presses ahead on nuisance abatement, signals use of liens and contractors to clear illegal dumping
Summary
Commissioners discussed repeated illegal dumping and household waste at county collection stations, agreed there is budgeted money to clean properties and signaled an internal process change to route complaints to the justice of the peace of the precinct and the precinct commissioner.
Polk County Commissioners discussed widespread illegal dumping and household trash complaints and outlined steps to accelerate cleanup, use contract vendors, and place liens on properties that do not comply. Judge Clark told the court that the county has budgeted funds to cover 75% of cleanup costs through the general fund and said, “we have, money that has been designated in the budget where the general fund will, provide 75% of the cost, to do that, to clean it up.”
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