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Defiance council weighs tougher penalties, review of nuisance-property enforcement
Summary
Councilmembers discussed repeat nuisance-property cases, possible higher fines and a review of enforcement procedures after complaints about an overgrown, junk-filled yard at 1657 Twin Drive.
Councilmembers on the Defiance City Council discussed tightening enforcement of the city nuisance code and reviewing penalties for repeat offenders after multiple complaints about a property at 1657 Twin Drive.
Councilmember Engel told the council his neighborhood has complained that the property’s grass is “probably a foot, foot and a half tall” and that the yard has “junk all over.” He proposed increasing financial penalties, saying, “I would like to see if we change an ordinance that that would be $500 for people like that.”
The item drew responses from other councilmembers and the mayor about whether the…
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