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Justice court reports doubled May revenue and a default judgment after a no-show trial
Summary
The town's justice court reported May collections rose from about $29,000 last year to $56,000 this May; the court also obtained a default judgment in June close to $30,000 after a defendant failed to appear at trial.
At the July 16 work session the town—ourt representative reported substantially increased May revenue and highlighted recent enforcement activity.
"Last year in May, we collected 29,000. As you can see, this year in May, we collected 56," the court representative said, attributing the increase to higher fines, updated fee schedules, prosecutions and negotiated pleas.
The official also noted a June matter that reached jury trial: the defendant did not appear, producing a default judgment close to $30,000. The court representative said default judgments and liens result when defendants miss multiple court dates and noted continued focus on code-enforcement and blight mitigation as priorities.
The board did not vote on changes to court practice at the session; the report was informational and the court said it would bring two new enforcement matters to the Supreme Court for further action.
Why it matters: higher collections affect town revenues and ongoing enforcement actions reflect the court nd staff—ocus on nuisance and blight-related compliance.
