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Newberry staff seeks direction to formalize nuisance‑abatement process; CRA funding in use for small projects
Summary
City staff presented a proposal Feb. 23 to consolidate nuisance definitions, create an abatement process and identify funding; the CRA currently budgets about $10,000 a year and has paid for several small abatement projects, but staff asked commissioners for direction on policy and broader funding.
City of Newberry code‑enforcement and community development staff on Feb. 23 asked the commission for direction to create a formal nuisance‑abatement process to address hazardous structures, dead trees, junk and excessive property growth across the city.
Greta Moreau, code enforcement, described the existing complaint‑driven process: staff first visually verifies a complaint, issues a courtesy notice (typically giving about 30 days to comply), follows with a notice of violation if needed (another 30 days), and can then move to magistrate hearings, fines and liens for…
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