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Estero staff propose administrative policy to tackle about $5 million in code-enforcement liens

Village of Estero Village Council · March 4, 2026
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Summary

In a March 4 workshop, staff proposed an administrative procedure to reduce roughly $5 million in accumulated code-enforcement fines and 187 recorded liens, including targeted review of large commercial liens, attorney-led foreclosure evaluations and case-by-case authority to bid lien amounts at auction.

At a March 4 workshop following the Village of Estero council meeting, staff presented a proposed administrative policy intended to address approximately $5 million in recorded code-enforcement fines and 187 lien cases dating to 2016.

Mary Gibbs and village attorney Rob Ashenfelder described the multi-step approach: maintain an updated spreadsheet of recorded liens with property addresses and violation…

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