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Martins Ferry council presses businesses on pallet disposal, shifts downtown parking to two‑hour limits
Summary
Council and code staff say businesses are leaving large stacks of wooden pallets that create eyesores and vermin risk; code office issued 37 violation notices and council directed the ordinance committee to draft rules. Council also announced downtown parking will shift to two‑hour customer parking, ending exclusive commercial spots.
Martins Ferry — A sustained discussion at the Feb. 18 City Council meeting focused on downtown sanitation and parking policy after city code staff reported dozens of code notices and growing complaints about pallets and bulky refuse.
"We have businesses that have over 200 pallets sitting on the side of the building," Miss Yeso, the city code official, told council, saying staff had issued 37 letters of violation tied to sanitation and code issues and had given property owners seven‑day notices. She said three local pallet‑removal companies and Belmont College (which uses pallets in its wood shop) had been offered as options, but businesses had…
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