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Taneytown residents press council to tackle longstanding junkyard, council weighs legal, health and budget limits
Summary
A Taneytown resident urged the council to enforce the town's junkyard/health ordinances after years of alleged accumulation and hazardous conditions; staff described limits in collection authority, cost and county court practices and recommended pursuing health-department complaints and a strategic enforcement plan.
A Taneytown resident told the City Council at the Aug. 6 workshop that persistent accumulation of vehicles, oil tanks and moldy bags at a neighbor's property is creating a public-health and property-value problem and asked the council to act.
The resident said the condition has persisted for years and described it as "hazardous," saying "it's to the point of actual, contamination" and that the property attracts mosquitoes, rats and mold. She identified the owner as Edward (Daniel) Glass and said efforts to resolve the matter privately and under the prior council did not succeed.
City Manager Jim said staff can issue the standard…
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