Magistrate quantifies fines for occupied RV at Wooley property, warns fines may rise if not cured

Special Magistrate Norm Fugate on Feb. 18, 2026 found that a recreational vehicle on property owned by Valerie and David Wooley remained occupied and uncured, and he quantified and imposed fines and administrative costs.

Bradley Frazier, Levy County code enforcement officer, told the magistrate the RV remained occupied and had not been brought into compliance. Frazier said the property had been the subject of earlier orders and that the RV occupancy was not covered by the code exceptions that would permit its continued presence.

A neighbor, Kevin Kendall, testified under oath that the parcel has a history of noncompliance and alleged that at one time two trailers dumped raw sewage onto the ground near his well, creating a health concern. "My well's next door. It's a concern for me," Kendall said.

Fugate found the recreational‑vehicle violation uncured and ordered the previously stated $100‑per‑day fine (commencing Dec. 6, 2025) to be quantified through the present and continued. He added $120 in administrative costs for the current hearing and said the fine would increase to $250 per day if the violation were not cured in 30 days; he also signaled the possibility of a follow‑up compliance hearing in 30–60 days.

Fugate said he may consider raising fines further upon review at a subsequent compliance hearing. He declined to order county removal of the RV at this time but said the continuing fine is intended to encourage compliance.