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Walton County adopts code-fines resolution and directs administrator to craft amnesty plan for long-standing liens
Summary
Facing more than $10 million in accruing code fines, Walton County commissioners adopted a resolution vesting limited settlement authority with the county administrator and directed staff to develop an amnesty-style program and pause new foreclosures while the backlog is addressed.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 12 adopted a resolution to help address a backlog of code-enforcement fines and fees after a multi-hour discussion of scope and options.
Tony Cornman, Code Compliance Director, told the board that cases where respondents have gained compliance but still owe fines total $930,751; properties with continuing assessed fines amount to roughly $10.38 million. Cornman said some individual accounts have very large balances, including a single parcel at $888,450.
The chair proposed an approach aimed at cleaning…
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