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Eddy County Commission tables vegetation-nuisance ordinance after heated debate on buffers, enforcement and property rights
Summary
After a public hearing on proposed Ordinance O-26 §145, the Eddy County Commission voted to table the measure and form a rural-stakeholder committee to rework language on buffers, the 12-inch threshold and enforcement powers.
The Eddy County Commission opened a public hearing on proposed Ordinance O-26, Section 145 — a vegetation-nuisance ordinance intended to replace Ordinance O-16-84 — and after extended discussion voted to table the draft and form a committee of rural stakeholders to revisit the language.
Commissioners and members of the public clashed over three central issues: removal of an existing 300-foot buffer, a 12-inch height threshold for nuisance vegetation, and how the county would enforce compliance. Staff told the board the draft had been revised to clarify exemptions for parcels over three acres and to explicitly name who may issue citations — "the fire chief and/or fire marshal or inspector of any county fire and rescue…
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