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Residents press Effingham County committee to address long-running Hartville subdivision nuisance; board weighs ordinance options
Summary
Neighbors described three years of trash, derelict structures, brush piles and safety hazards in Country Park Subdivision near Hartville and asked the county to act. Board members discussed state statute enforcement, possible nuisance additions to subdivision ordinances and next steps with the state's attorney.
Residents from a small Hartville-area subdivision told the county committee of chronic problems at a nearby property that they say has become a nuisance, raising health, safety and property-value concerns.
Multiple neighbors described debris, refrigerators, tubs, appliances, vehicles, brush piles, animals roaming and a past small structure fire. One resident said, "There's refrigerators...dishwashers...It's outside. It's in that giant garage." Another described repeated…
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