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Violations continue to plague reservoir

Thursday, June 2. 2011

Violations around the Bear Creek Reservoir continue to be a concern of the Upper Oconee Basin Authority.

At a meeting Thursday morning in Athens, Jackson County Public Development Director Gina Mitsdarffer reported there were 28 property owner violations in 2010 and there are 18 violations so far in 2011, with 12 of those being repeat violations from 2010.

The property owner violations include lights, tables, chairs, boats, hammocks, picnic tables, boat launch areas and sand beach areas in the buffer around the reservoir.

Mitsdarffer said the violators are mailed a letter about the violation first, after 30 days from the date of the letter a verbal warning is given either in person or by phone, and then the matter is turned over to Jackson County Magistrate Court and a fine is imposed.

In 2010, four violations were sent to the magistrate court, Mitsdarffer reported.

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#1 CONCERNED TAXPAYER on 06/02/11 at 12:40 PM [Reply]

after first warning, send prison work crew and remove all illegal items and fine the idiots!!

#1.1 FJCR on 06/02/11 at 09:07 PM [Reply]

CONCERNED TAXPAYER- You and I have the same ideal BUT it's the same one I have said before about this? And when the crew goes out to remove the items have the fine ready and send it with a cop at the same time in case the property owners try to stop the work crew then the officer can serve the fine in person. Then if the fine is not paid or the rules are not followed have a public sale and sale the property to the highest bidder? They have no problem taking your property and selling it to the highest bidder if you don't pay your taxes?
NOW THIS IS TO THE UPPER OCONEE BASIN AUTHORITY: You wonder why nobody is taking you serious? It's because you give warning after warning and nothing is ever done to follow up on those warnings? This ain't the first story about these problems that's been in this paper? You have outlined the steps before if the property owners don't follow the rules? YOUR WAY HASN'T BEEN WORKING. It's time to step it up and start taking property.

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