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Magistrate denies continuance, orders compliance at Jensen Beach property after trustee objects over public‑records timing
Summary
Trustee Eric Ott objected that public-records and notice timing left him disadvantaged, but the magistrate admitted county evidence and ordered So to Trust to correct overgrowth, trash and fence permit issues by March 31, 2025, with a $100-per-day fine for continued violations.
A Martin County special magistrate on Feb. 19, 2025 rejected due‑process objections from the trustee of a Jensen Beach parcel and ordered the trustee to correct overgrowth, trash and fencing violations by March 31, 2025 or face civil penalties.
Tamika Bush, a county code-compliance investigator, told the magistrate that staff inspected the property at 1507 Northeast Satong Avenue and found overgrowth, trash and a fence installed without a current permitted status. Staff marked several photographs and permit-history screenshots as evidence and issued a notice of violation Nov. 5, 2024 and amended notices that culminated in the Feb. 19 hearing. County staff posted the property and reissued an amended notice…
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