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Residents urge Stephens County to clarify complaint-based 'nuisance' ordinance
Summary
Multiple residents during public comment asked commissioners to revise Chapter 34 — the county's nuisance/eyesore ordinance — arguing complaint-based enforcement enables selective prosecution and penalizes lower-income property owners.
Several Stephens County residents asked the Board of Commissioners to amend Chapter 34 of the county code — the county’s nuisance and land-use provisions — arguing the ordinance’s complaint-driven enforcement allows selective or malicious use.
The public comments, delivered during the meeting’s public-comment period, centered on how the ordinance defines “eyesore” and how marshals enforce complaints. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is now under fire because the ordinance is wording as failed and placed opinions over rationality,”…
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