Sumter County commissioners weigh active code enforcement, direct county attorney to seek injunctive relief on problem property

Mar 17, 2026

After debating a pilot active code‑enforcement program and education campaigns, commissioners directed the county attorney to pursue injunctive relief on a photographed 'Creech' property and asked staff to prepare potential code amendments and budget estimates for enforcement legal work.

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Commissioners on March 17 spent the bulk of their workshop debating whether to shift from a complaint‑driven code‑enforcement model toward a narrowly targeted, active enforcement pilot in areas with high complaint concentrations such as Lake Panasoffkee.

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