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Council discusses property noncompliance, fire-department help and town maintenance plans
Summary
Councilors reviewed a noncompliance notice for a resident (Rainey) covering sheds and animal counts, debated whether the fire department can help burn weeds, discussed vehicle-title problems preventing removal of vehicles, and set area assignments and maintenance priorities for parks and ballfields.
Cleveland Town Council spent significant time on local code compliance and maintenance issues during the June 11 meeting, including a noncompliance notice sent to a resident identified as Rainey and multiple operational steps for town upkeep.
Council noted the compliance letter the town sent covered sheds and shelters but did not resolve the outstanding animal-count issue. A town staff member said Rainey had asked if the fire department could assist with burning weeds because she was concerned about doing it alone; a council member said Rainey “doesn't have a driver's license or vehicle” and that someone had allegedly stolen vehicle titles from her property, preventing removal until new titles are obtained. Council discussed liability if the fire department assisted and agreed to explore options, including asking a local contact (Clayton) whether he could help remove vehicles when titles are available.
Planning and zoning concerns were addressed in the same discussion. The council reviewed a shed case that planning/zoning had considered; one councilor said an ordinance citation in a compliance letter was not carefully checked and the council should decide how to proceed. A councilor also reported a home-based business (Dina Murray) registered as an LLC but still likely subject to a local business license; the council said it will research the ordinance or state statute and send a formal letter to the business owner.
Councilmembers also discussed town beautification and maintenance: assigning council members to oversee discrete town areas (parks, cemetery, Old Town Hall, sidewalks), addressing cemetery ballfield issues (ant damage to bases, uneven ground, a cracked first base and a worn home plate) and identifying equipment and budget needs to make repairs. The council reviewed a draft maintenance-worker job description and clarified that Michael is the primary maintenance worker once training is complete; any purchases or use of funds received late in the fiscal month must be processed before June 30 to ensure checks clear.
Council agreed to revisit unresolved compliance tasks in July and to coordinate with the mayor and staff on follow-up. No formal enforcement action beyond the existing notices was recorded during the meeting.
