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Council adopts ordinance to raise penalties for repeat nuisance violations
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance expanding the fine range for repeated nuisance‑ordinance violations within 12 months, aiming to provide the municipal court clearer escalation options when citations are ineffective; council acknowledged sensitivity when mental‑health issues may be involved.
The City of The Colony adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article 9, Section 6‑205 of the city code to expand the penalty range for multiple nuisance violations committed within a 12‑month period.
City counsel Joe Perez told the council the change responds to cases in which property owners repeatedly pay individual citations without correcting the underlying problem. "What this amendment does is it…
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