Posted on April 23, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe and Code Enforcement Officer Joe Leszek plan to go over the town’s book of ordinances soon to check for any necessary revisions or amendments.
Clerk-Treasurer Rowe said that the last time ordinances were put together was in 2007, so the codes are overdue for some review. Aside from retracting any outdated or unneeded codes and updating existing ones, Leszek said there also needs to be something added that implements consequences for repeat offenders or people who fail to comply after a warning has been issued.
The Code Enforcement Officer explained, “We write somebody a ticket, that person doesn’t pay the ticket and they don’t take care of the violation or they do the pay the ticket but they still don’t take care of the violation, so where do we escalate from there? Is there a fee? First offense is $50 and the second offense goes up to whatever amount Marshal Fisher or the board finds appropriate.”
Leszek told the council members, “We are definitely starting to run into some issues since we’ve been doing this for about 8 or 9 months now where we are getting into some people who have been issued a ticket and haven’t paid it and its still there or they’ve been issued a ticket, paid it and the problem is still there.”
Leszek also reminds individuals to call in to report any violations that they may see so they can be addressed as soon as possible. You can call the North Judson Clerk-Treasurer’s Office with any code violation alerts at 574-896-3340.
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