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Council presses staff for code‑enforcement case‑management plan, timelines and training
Summary
After residents described selective enforcement and longstanding unresolved complaints, councilors asked the community standards director to present a code‑enforcement improvement plan within 90 days that addresses training, measurable case metrics and magistrate process issues.
Residents and council members at the Town of Loxahatchee Groves workshop raised persistent concerns about selective enforcement, delayed case resolution and missing complaint records. In response, council directed the community standards/code enforcement lead to present a plan within 90 days outlining how the department will improve case management, training, and magistrate outcomes.
A resident who identified ongoing personal cases said staff had delayed action on a code matter for more than a year, creating "a lack of trust" in consistent enforcement. The council and several speakers agreed that complaint handling must be transparent…
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