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Resident objects to county nuisance inspection at 315 Otter Road; county staff say photographs were taken from easement under state code
Summary
A resident, Karen Monk, told commissioners she was upset county personnel appeared to be on private land while documenting nuisance conditions; county staff said the photographs were taken from the easement using camera zoom and that access authority derives from the Local Government Code.
Karen Monk asked the court to review how Chambers County handled a nuisance inspection at her property at 315 Otter Road, saying she believed someone entered private property to take photos and that the activity made her uncomfortable.
“I'm just a little confused as what this is about. That means someone was trespassing on my property,” Monk told the court, and said she spends time on the property with her 82‑year‑old mother. She said she had pictures…
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