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Resident urges city help after eviction; asks for building inspections and zoning enforcement
Summary
A Waynesboro resident, Lyle Fitzgerald, used the citizen comment period to describe being evicted from his apartment and asked the city to consider zoning and building inspections for rental properties and greater protections for tenants.
During the citizen comment period, Lyle Fitzgerald addressed council for four minutes about his recent experience with eviction and housing conditions. Fitzgerald said he has lived in Waynesboro for 22 years and described being forced from his apartment after an annual inspection while he was on low‑income housing. He said the unit had maintenance issues including a hole under a sink and roach problems and asked the city to take steps such as sending zoning or building inspectors to privately managed apartments.
Council staff cut the speaker off after the four‑minute allotment and directed Fitzgerald to contact his council representative to continue the dialogue. Council did not take action or respond substantively during the meeting.
