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ri <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the <br />proposed resolution assessing $15,780.14 in abatement costs, in <br />accordance with Chapter 973.06, Public Nuisance, of the Code of <br />Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County. <br />Chairman Eggert mentioned that this $15,780.00 is in addition <br />to the $7,000.00 lien that was previously filed on the property. <br />Commissioner Bowman wanted to know if the liens were higher <br />than the assessed value of the property, and Commissioner Scurlock <br />felt sure it would not be $22,000.00. <br />Community Development Director Robert M. Keating replied that <br />staff did not have that information at this time. <br />Commissioner Scurlock commented that this problem is going to <br />keep recurring, and he thought there should be some other remedy. <br />Attorney Vitunac advised that one alternative is to file Court <br />charges under the criminal code and get an ordinance violation <br />charge, or a civil suit could be filed and a judgment obtained. <br />However, the judgment would be useless because it is homestead <br />property. At this point, it is probably a dead loss, but it will <br />always be on the record. If someone else tries to acquire it or <br />fix it up, they would have to deal with it. <br />Chairman Eggert thought she had heard something about a group <br />in the area that had tried to find relatives who might help solve <br />the problem. <br />Director Keating was uncertain about that, but did recall that <br />the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) worked with some people in <br />the area in an attempt to clean up the debris. <br />Commissioner Bird led discussion regarding the type of debris <br />on the Workman property. <br />Roland DeBlois described it as an accumulation of trash which <br />provides minimal income from recycling, and Director Pinto added <br />that vendors were called to evaluate the recyclables, but sorting <br />through the trash would be dangerous because of the presence of <br />snakes and rodents. He further mentioned that staff had even <br />considered leaving a dumpster on the property at all times, but Ms. <br />Workman does not like people coming around and does not want to <br />cooperate at all. <br />Administrator Chandler stressed that dump trucks took 49 loads <br />of trash from her yard. <br />Commissioner Tippin suggested that we try very hard to tell <br />her what is expected of her, but Director Keating explained that <br />she doesn't know what she is doing. She just doesn't understand. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Scurlock felt that since this <br />nuisance problem probably will come back to the Board in the <br />21 <br />r <br />C <br />OV 31992 BOOK NKUE 955 <br />