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Council discusses tall-grass enforcement process and online complaint system
Summary
Council members reviewed the process for tall-grass and nuisance enforcement, described legal-notice timelines and limits on city capacity, and urged residents to use the new online complaint system; staff said property counts and workloads have increased.
Tall-grass and nuisance complaints were the subject of a detailed discussion on Aug. 6 as council members and staff reviewed enforcement procedures, backlogs and potential remedies.
Public Works staff and the mayor described the current enforcement process: the city issues a registered-mail notice (or publishes notice where required), observes a statutory cure period (typically 10 days for grass), and if the owner does not act the city will cut and bill the property. Staff noted certified-mail service delays and the volume…
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