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Dalton City code enforcement reviews 2024 work, outlines civil-nuisance process and 2025 goals
Summary
Dan Lewallen, Dalton City code enforcement supervisor, told the council Jan. 21 that the unit opened 667 cases in 2024, issued citations in fewer than 5% of closed cases, and plans a civil-nuisance complaint process through municipal court plus a property-maintenance ordinance in 2025.
Dan Lewallen, Dalton City code enforcement supervisor, presented a recap of 2024 and goals for 2025 at the Dalton City Council meeting on Jan. 21, saying the unit opened 667 cases last year and that fewer than 5% of closed cases resulted in citations.
The presentation outlined training and interagency work the unit completed in 2024 and several specific goals for 2025, including a 5% increase in field inspector productivity, identifying the city’s top 10 problematic properties for enforcement in coordination with the city attorney, creating a civil-nuisance complaint process handled through municipal court, pursuing inspection warrants for complex cases, and…
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