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Wheeler residents press Hendry County for tougher enforcement, mailbox fixes and road safety
Summary
Residents from Wheeler Estates urged the Hendry County commission to strengthen code‑enforcement tools against repeat commercial vehicle storage, address recurring illegal dumping, and speed up installation of postal kiosks (CBUs). The board directed staff and the county attorney to draft stronger citation/penalty language and return with ordinance options in January.
Dozens of residents from Wheeler Estates and surrounding areas used the public‑comment period to press the board for action on long‑running problems: commercial trucks stored on residential lots, frequent illegal dumping, poor road lighting and slow postal service. Multiple speakers described repeated violations and said current notice‑of‑violation timing allows offenders to come into compliance briefly to avoid adjudication, then resume the same behavior.
Randy Miller, who led several comments, described repeated warnings and alleged inconsistent enforcement;…
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