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Commission discusses clearer process for right‑of‑way and nuisance enforcement; considers civil injunction option
Summary
The commission directed staff and NEKES to standardize notice and enforcement steps for right-of-way obstructions and nuisance properties and to evaluate civil-injunction filing as a legal remedy when property owners fail to comply.
Commissioners addressed repeated complaints about objects in county rights of way and persistent nuisance properties along county roads. Staff described recent cases where constituents reported tires, vehicles and large equipment placed in or near public right of way and where prior notices did not lead to remediation.
The county counselor advised that filing a civil injunction can give the county a court order authorizing removal of…
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