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Residents press council on barbed-wire fence and a fire-hydrant hazard; utilities explain constraints
Summary
Two public commenters told council about repeated code-enforcement conflicts over a barbed-wire fence and a fire hydrant they regard as a safety hazard; utilities staff said the hydrant sits at the end of a water main in the FDOT right-of-way and moved for operational reasons but agreed to consider visibility improvements.
At the start of the public-comment period, Charles "Chuck" Bellis told the council a code-enforcement officer ordered him to remove a long-standing barbed-wire fence at his business; Bellis said the fence dates back decades, said he had to pay roughly $5,000 in attorney fees to challenge repeated enforcement actions and asked the council to note the issue on the…
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