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Middletown council directs draft ordinance to raise nuisance‑barking fines and orders warning to property owner
Summary
The council directed the town attorney to draft a townCode update increasing nuisance dog‑barking fines to $25 (first offense) and $50 (repeat offenses) and directed a warning letter to owners of 107 N 5th Street over accumulated garbage.
Town Council President Jake Smith directed the Town Attorney, Joel Harvey, to draft an update to the Middletown town code increasing the penalty for nuisance dog barking to $25 for a first offense and $50 for each repeat offense; the minutes indicate the draft ordinance would be ready for the council's next meeting.
Separately, the council directed the Town Attorney to send a warning letter to the owners of the property at 107 N 5th Street notifying them that the town is considering legal action because of accumulated garbage on the property's stairway. The minutes do not record whether the property owners were present, whether prior notices had been sent, or a timeline for compliance or follow‑up enforcement.
Both items were recorded as directives from the Town Council President to the Town Attorney rather than motions with recorded votes. The minutes do not include the proposed ordinance text or any dates for when the letter was to be mailed.
