January 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The City of Smithville is getting tough on those who don’t keep their properties cleaned up.
Under a city ordinance, landowners who don’t keep their property maintained according to the regulations are subject to civil penalties .
Mayor Josh Miller said the city’s enforcement is paying off and getting results.
“In the last few months nine letters have been sent out and I know there have been multiple people cited to court. It (enforcement) is working. We are not where we need to be but it is working. Pictures are taken (of properties in violation) and sent to court. I will say its better but we still have a lot of work to do,” said Mayor Miller during Monday night’s regular monthly city council meeting.
Another concern has now surfaced. Abandoned and junked vehicles.
“This is something that has come up and I hear it about vehicles parked everywhere. They are not tagged and have not been driven in five to ten years. It doesn’t look good. I think its time to do something about that as well. We don’t have an ordinance on that” said Mayor Miller.