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Residents urge action after repeated fires near Bella/Nabella Drive properties
Summary
Residents told the Atwater City Council Aug. 25 that recurring fires burned up to backyard fences behind Bella/Nabella Drive, nearly costing at least one household their home; they asked the city to pursue property-manager accountability, contractor enforcement and an agenda item for a fuller response.
Atwater residents described a string of recent grass fires behind homes along Bella/Nabella Drive and urged the city to hold property managers and contractors accountable and to place the matter on a future agenda for deeper review.
Ron Phillips told the council he witnessed a blaze that reached his neighbor—s fence and said firefighters told him they feared they would lose a nearby house. "It literally got up to my neighbor's fence," Phillips said, adding he has digital photographs he can share with staff (Ron Phillips).
Kelly Phillips, who lives at 2093 Nabella Drive, said the Aug. 19 fire was the third in the…
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