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County adopts abandoned mobile home ordinance
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 — As part of the county’s 10-year Solid Waste Plan, the county commissioners adopted an abandoned mobile homes ordinance.
These abandoned homes and those with extensive damage will no longer be an eyesore on the Stanly County landscape. The intent of the ordinance is to improve properties within Stanly County and promote new development while protecting property values, promoting tourism and ensuring safety of the public.
To qualify for removal, the mobile home must not be lived in, nor have been lived in for the past 120 days, or be needing to be brought into compliance with building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing codes to the extent that repairs would exceed 50 percent of its tax value.
The ordinance also allows removal based on unreasonable danger to the public’s health, safety, welfare or danger to the environment.
Once a property is designated for removal, the property owner will be issued a Notice of Violation within seven days and has 30 days to reply with a written response and can ask for an appeal to the Planning Director and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
If property owners do not comply with removal within 90 days, they will be issued a Notice of Violation at $100 per day until the destruction process begins at the expense of the owner or until permission is given the county to deconstruct the unit. Should the citations reach a value greater than the tax value of the mobile home, the county will pursue an injunction through the court system and will request a full reimbursement of expenses.
Deconstruction will be handled by the low-bid deconstruction company, who will complete the work under the guidance of County Manager Andy Lucas.
The contracting company will sort components that be recycled, including household appliances, and transport all materials to a designated landfill. The contractor will have five days to complete the job and will provide all landfill receipts to the county manager, who will in turn present receipts to North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR).
The county will present these landfill receipts to NCDENR and will be reimbursed up to $1,000 per unit deconstructed.
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Fair opens tonight
Rides, games, music and more hit the Stanly County Fairgrounds tonight in the form of the 76th annual Stanly County Fair, sponsored by American Legion Post 76. This year, the rides will be put on by J&J Amusements.
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Even though deadline has passed, SCS still accepts donations
With donations still coming in, the school tools campaign has been deemed a success according to Pokie Noland, Stanly County Schools director of student services.
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Albemarle Police Report
Albemarle Police Department reports the following activity:
• Mitchell Jermaine White, 22, was arrested on a charge of possession of Sch. II on Lundix Street at Washington Lane, Aug. 27. -
Stanly County Sheriff’s Report
Stanly County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activity:
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Pedestrians, motorists urged to be cautious at Pfeiffer
A Pfeiffer University student had a brush with death when crossing the road on Wednesday.
According to Misenheimer Police Chief Tracey Wyrick, the student assumed that an approaching vehicle would stop as a courtesy. This misunderstanding led to the student nearly being struck. -
West teacher receives state business award
A local teacher has won one of the highest education awards in the state.
John Thompson, a business education teacher at West Stanly High School (WSHS), recently received the Orus B. Sutton Award, which is presented to the Outstanding Business and Information Technology Teacher of the Year in North Carolina. -
Committee discusses renovations to school facilities
Many of the local schools will be getting a makeover this school year. In its meeting last week, the Stanly County Board of Education Facilities Committee discussed specific renovations to the schools.
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Stanly County Sheriff’s Report
Stanly County Sheriff’s Report announces the following activity:
• Robert M. Burroughs, Sutton Springs Road, Charlotte, reported damage to property, Aug. 20. -
Correspondent no longer with TV station
UNC-TV Senior Legislative Correspondent Eszter Vajda is no longer employed at the state’s public television network as of Aug. 18, according to Gail Zimmermann, associate general manager of the station.
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