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Special magistrate opens City of Newberry hearing, stresses compliance over punishment
Summary
At a Nov. 13, 2025 special magistrate hearing, the City of Newberry magistrate led the pledge, called the hearing to order and emphasized that code enforcement is intended to secure property compliance and compensate the city — not to punish or generate revenue; cases where respondents acknowledge noncompliance will be heard first.
The City of Newberry’s special magistrate opened a Nov. 13, 2025 hearing by leading the Pledge of Allegiance and calling the session to order. The magistrate said code enforcement’s purpose is to secure compliance and to make the city "made whole," not to punish or to generate revenue for the city. "So, code…
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