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Residents raise concerns about a new smoke‑shop venue, delayed street paving and wildlife poisonings
Summary
During public forum, residents questioned a former 7‑Eleven operating as a smoke‑shop with tented evening events (police said DEA seized suspected illegal items and code enforcement corrected violations), pressed for clarity on timing and funding for Vic Street paving tied to Southern Oaks work, and reported multiple dead animals possibly from poison baits; staff outlined enforcement and budget scheduling steps.
Multiple residents used the public forum at the June 9 meeting to press town leaders on neighborhood issues.
Carlos said a former 7‑Eleven site now features a tented evening venue and smoke‑shop merchandise and asked whether the town had been monitoring the operation and whether police had been called. The police chief said drug enforcement authorities assisted with an undercover operation and "were able to seize a small amount of things that are actually illegal," and that code enforcement had identified sign and banner violations that were corrected. The chief and staff said the business is operating under current permitting for the uses found to fit the town code, and any ongoing violations will be handled through standard enforcement and magistrate procedures.
On road work, resident John Hammerstein and others sought clarity about whether Vic Street paving would be funded by transportation impact fees or piggybacked onto a Southern Oaks resurfacing project. Staff said portions of Southern Oaks have budgeted funds but not enough to complete the full scope this fiscal year; Vic paving is being considered for the next year's budget pending bids and available impact‑fee revenue.
A resident reporting as Tom said he found multiple dead wildlife (squirrels, possums and a blue jay) on Vic and Vandermir streets and urged the town to remind residents that setting poison for wildlife is illegal; commissioners asked staff to post reminders and the police noted potential criminal violations.
Other new residents thanked staff for permitting assistance and asked whether the utilities code allows water‑bill credits for new sod installation or pool draining; staff said the code currently does not provide such credits and that a code change would be required to establish a credit program.
Town staff said they are tracking these issues — code enforcement and police reported taking enforcement and investigative steps on the smoke‑shop matter and staff will assess road project timing against available budgets.
