GADSDEN COUNTY

CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

Hearing Agenda & Notes

Thursday, September 26, 2013

9:00 a.m.

Present:

Stewart Parsons, Judge Magistrate

Beryl Wood, Deputy Clerk

Oliver Sellers, Code Enforcement Officer

Anthony Powell, Code Enforcement Officer

Debbie Joyner, Code Enforcement Division

 

Ø Meeting Called to Order - Judge Parsons called the meeting to order.

 

Ø Approvals of August 2013 Minutes – Minutes from August 29, 2013 were approved and signed by Judge.

 

Officer Powell and Sellers were sworn at the start of the meeting for testimony that would be given throughout the course of the hearings. 

 

Ø Old Business

(Officer Sellers’ Continued Cases)

Case No. 13-014   (NP)

Randolph and Johnette Kyllonen

7365 Hardaway Hwy., Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 27 3N 5W 0000 00331 0100

 

Judge issued enforcement order in case.

 

Case No. 13-017    (NP)

Joseph and Carol Fitzgerald

135 Sioux Circle, Havana, FL 32333

3 13 2N 2W 0570 00000 0660

 

Case was dismissed.

 

Case No. 13-019   (NP)

Randall Marriott

672 Little Sycamore Road, Quincy, FL 32351

1 31 4N 5W 0000 00412 0300

 

No action taken; County proceed on previous enforcement order.

 

Case No. 13-025    (NP)

Rebecca and Jason Blair

1717 Inlet Street, Quincy, FL 32351

3 15 2N 4W 0000 00421 0600

 

No action taken; County proceed

Case No. 13-225

Sondra Germany (NP)

280 Faircloth Road, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 22 3N 6W 0000 00344 0000

 

No action taken.

 

(Officer Powell’s Continued Cases)

Case No. 13-11  

Rosalie Johnson (NP)

209 3rd Street SE, Havana, FL 32333

2 35 3N 2W 0000 00224 2200

 

No action taken.

 

Case No. 13-10   

Betty Strong (NP)

202 5th Street SE, Havana, FL 32333

2 35 3N 2W 0320 0000E 0140

 

No action taken, enter enforcement order.

 

Case No. 13-15       (P)

Tan Chang Zheng and Sanbo Qin

126 Anderson Avenue, Havana, FL 32333

 

2 25 3N 2W 0210 0000K 0600

 

         Judge Parsons gave defendant 30 days to hire an engineer to tell you if house is     

        Repairable (bring up to code) if not building must be demolish or County will

       tear down.

 

Ø NEW BUSINESS

Officer Sellers’ New Cases  

Case No. 12-296    (NP)

Jason and Cindy Broshears (lives in Milton, FL)

24 Milton Street, Quincy, FL 32351

5 01 OR OS 1400 0000A 1111

 

Mr. Sellers commented he had mailed certified letter. He said they are dealing with several depilated buildings and it’s overgrown. He said the buildings need to be removed and also there was an old boat on the property that should be removed.

 

Judge Parsons entered enforcement order to remove the building and boat from the property.

 

Case No. 13-021   

Brenda Jackson (P)

Ball Farm Road, Quincy, FL

3 04 2N 3W 0000 00220 0300

 

Brenda Jackson was present and commented that she had cleaned most of the property up.

 

Judge Parsons continued case for 30 days to allow her to complete the process.

 

Case No. 13-039

Stacey Copeland (Sister present)

20 Water Street, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

1 33 4N 6W 0110 00001 0100

 

Mr. Sellers commented they were dealing with a burnt house.

 

Judge Parson ordered they complete removal of damage structure. Continued case for 30 days, if complete by 10/3/13 defendant will not have to appear.

 

Case No. 13-073

Mary Jordan (NP)

5591 Bonnie Hill Road, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 15 3N 6W 0000 00413 1500

 

Mr. Sellers commented there was a lot of debris, several old flower trailer remains. He said the address given, no one lives there and he is not sure if Mrs. Jordan is alive. The property has been posted. County can remove trash.

 

Judge Parsons ordered it to be removed or County can have it removed.

 

Case No. 13-102

Mable McMillan Frinks (NP) May live in Jacksonville, FL

Annie B. Jackson Lane, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 15 3N 6W 0000 00442 0200

 

Mr. Sellers said that he had sent a registered letter. Nothing has been done with old dilapidated buildings on property. He testified there were a total of 2 along with weeds that need to be removed.

 

Judge Parsons commented that he would enter an order for it to be removed.

 

Case No. 13-103

Bettie Shelton Arnold (NP)

76 Annie B. Jackson Lane, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 15 3N 6W 0000 00413 0300

 

Mr. Sellers said letter was hand delivered. He said property had 2 old buildings. He stated he believed the property was heir property.

 

Judge Parsons entered order to remove all buildings or county remove and place lien on property.

 

Case No. 13-104

Darrell Jackson (NP) maybe in Tallahassee

Annie B. Jackson Lane, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 15 3N 6W 0000 00442 0400

 

Mr. Sellers said registered letter was sent, but were returned they wouldn’t sign for them. The property has been posted. He added this property has 2 old buildings along with an old vehicle.

 

Judge Parsons entered ordered to remove.

 

Case No. 13-105

Ricky Copeland (P)

Annie B. Jackson Lane, Chattahoochee, FL 32324

2 15 3N 6W 0000 00442 0400

 

Mr. Sellers said this property only has a little bit of trash and vehicles to be removed.

 

Mr. Copeland stated that all vehicles are gone from property and he is working on everything else.

 

Judge Parsons continued case for 30 days at that time if property is clean, the case will be dismissed and there would be no need for the defendant to appear.

 

Officer Powell’s New Cases

Case No. 13-17

Joshua and Sarah Rudd (NP)

35 Post Plant Road, Quincy, FL 32352

3 11 2N 3W 0000 00222 0300

 

Mr. Powell commented it was an old mobile home that was burnt and needs to come down.

 

Judge Parsons entered enforcement order.

 

Case No. 13-16

James, John and Leon Strong (NP)

311 4th Street SE, Havana, FL 32333

2 35 3N 2W 0320 0000A 0090

 

Mr. Powell commented this was old night club in the Havana area. He said he had torn down and old building and torn down the porch that was attached. He said the building is an eyesore. He stated the sister signed for registered letter and the property has been posted.

 

Judge Parsons continued for 30 days.

 

Case No. 13-13

Kelly Corrie c/o Kimberly Kelly (NP)

304 3rd Street SE, Havana, FL 32333

2 35 3N 2W 0000 00232 0300

 

Judge Parsons continued case for 30 days.

 

Case No. 13-14

Lula Mae Zanders (NP)

217 3rd Street SE, Havana, FL 32333

2 35 3N 2W 0000 00224 2800

 

Mr. Powell commented the certified mail was refused on this property. Property has been posted. He said the son called for extension. He stated it was an old abandoned mobile home that needs to be taken down and trash needs to be removed from the property.

 

Judge Parsons entered enforcement order.

 

Case No. 13-097

Eric Milton/Betty Milton – husband and wife (wife was present)

Frank Jackson Rd.

 

Betty Milton commented that the property has been mowed and cleaned up. She said the old part of the building that was burned will be torn down. She said they would like to keep the house no damage was done to that property.

 

Mr. Sellers said it was an old club and added if they can fix the fixable part and tear old part down and make it look presentable he would be ok with that. He said it should blend in with neighborhood.

 

Judge Parsons ordered property secured. Club part will be torn down. Agree to clean and mow property and secure structure will readdress in 30 days.

 

Deputy Sheriff Parsons said the structure would be added to the extra protection list for 30 days.

 

Continued for 30 days

 

Next hearing date: October 31, 2013 at 9:00am

 

Adjournment

 

Hearings were adjourned at 10:00 am.