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Residents tell Black Hawk County supervisors of code-enforcement and illegal-dumping problems
Summary
Two residents urged Black Hawk County supervisors to address alleged selective code enforcement and repeated illegal dumping and animal abandonment in rural areas; speakers asked for clearer enforcement, transparency and a countywide plan to improve rural responses.
James D. Rochon, who gave his address as 1555 Mill Street, spoke during public comment about longstanding disputes with county code enforcement, saying a past enforcement action that led to removal of his vehicles was improper and that video evidence shows an officer told others not to remove a vehicle. Rochon said his property and many nearby homes predate the ordinance and argued they should be 'grandfathered' from the current enforcement practice; he asked the board for accountability and said…
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