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   Today's Journal....

City may impose $150 fine for property nuisance issues

Middletown envisions a fund that would help clean up abandoned properties

Not mowing your lawn could cost you $150 and a day in court

At today’s City Council meeting, members will consider creating a mandatory $150 minor misdemeanor fine for nuisance violations. The funds — along with the work liens the city also would place on the property — would be placed into a new nuisance abatement fund. Middletown would then use this pot of money to clean up nuisances throughout the city, according to Adkins.

Will this also include city owned property that isn't kept up? And who will be providing a fair and unbiased application to this new fine as it applies to the city passing judgement on itself? Who will be going to court for the city on this and who's pocket, at the city building, will the $150 bucks be coming out of?

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VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Property Upkeep Posted: Feb 15 2011 at 6:54am
	Today's Journal.... City may impose $150 fine for property nuisance issues Middletown envisions a fund that would help clean up abandoned properties Not mowing your lawn could cost you $150 and a day in court At today’s City Council meeting, members will consider creating a mandatory $150 minor misdemeanor fine for nuisance violations. The funds — along with the work liens the city also would place on the property — would be placed into a new nuisance abatement fund. Middletown would then use this pot of money to clean up nuisances throughout the city, according to Adkins. Will this also include city owned property that isn't kept up? And who will be providing a fair and unbiased application to this new fine as it applies to the city passing judgement on itself? Who will be going to court for the city on this and who's pocket, at the city building, will the $150 bucks be coming out of?

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 15 2011 at 7:08am
	Vet, We all know that the city won't be citing themselves. Heck, they won't even be citing their friends! This will be a tool to be used for political purposes, just as with advertising. Why is the city advertising Weatherwax at the I-75/SR-122 and the I-75/ SR-63 interchanges but NOT at I-75/SR-122??? Because the 122 interchange is INSIDE the City of Middletown and signs visible from the interstate are *ILLEGAL!!!*
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 15 2011 at 10:08am
	With a fine like that it sounds like the city is just a little hard up for a dollar. In this depression to want to fine anyone that amount is mind boggling.If the city was doing their job they would have money coming in via business and taxes from jobs.
	No more democrats no more republicans,vote Constitution Party !!

Bocephus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 838	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bocephus Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 15 2011 at 12:05pm
	How about a 150.00 a day fine per,for being an incompetent city government?