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Sanford delegates settlement authority in foreclosure case involving Chantelle’s restaurant
Summary
After public pleas from the restaurant owner and supporters, the Sanford City Commission unanimously delegated to the city manager authority to negotiate and approve a settlement in the foreclosure action against properties at 501 and 503 Sanford Avenue and to pursue lien-amnesty options before a scheduled May 9 summary-judgment hearing.
The Sanford City Commission on April 28 voted unanimously to give City Manager Norton Bonaparte authority to negotiate and, if appropriate, accept a settlement in the foreclosure action involving 501 and 503 Sanford Avenue, properties associated with Chantelle’s restaurant. The commission’s vote followed an extended public-comment period in which the property owners and community supporters asked the city to rescind the foreclosure and allow the owners to pursue lien amnesty.
Shantel Williams, who identified herself as the property resident and business operator, told the commission she and her family have operated on Sanford Avenue for 13 years and that the parcel has been in the family since 1958. “We are in compliance. We have no fines, violations, or anything,” Williams said, and asked commissioners to “rescind the foreclosure so we may do our lien amnesty and pay what we need to pay thereafter.”
Her request was supported by several…
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