[Code Magistrate Hearing on September 17, 2026.]
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          THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I'VE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS ARE THE DOCKET, AND I DO NOT SEE ANY BASIS FOR AN ORDER OF RECUSAL. I'M NOT HEARING ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING THESE MATTERS. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND BE SWORN. 
          TO AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. THANK. OKAY, MISS ASHMAN, IF YOU WOULD, LET'S ADDRESS THOSE CASES THAT ARE GOING TO BE A FINDING OF COMPLIANCE. I MEAN, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND A FINDING OF COMPLIANCE. OKAY. SO WE CAN GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF HERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DON'T MAKE THEM SIT THROUGH THE OTHER HEARINGS. OKAY, SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE ITEM E HERE. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 31311 CORONADO PLACE. AND. ONE AUTO. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. THERE IS NO WRITTEN REPORT. THIS IS A VERBAL REPORT. AND. YOU HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR. I'VE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD. 311 CORONADO HAS PULLED A WELL, THIS IS THE BUILDING INSPECTION, A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT TWO ADDITIONS ON THERE ALONG WITH AN ACCESSORY. NEXT PHOTO PLEASE. IF YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE. 
          DAMAGED PORCH. THERE WERE STAIRS. SLIDE SIX. ROOF OVER. NO PERMITS. SEVEN MISSING WINDOWS, DAMAGED WALL. AND ADDITION ON THE BACK. HOUSE IS FULL OF TRASH AND JUNK. THEY HAVE SINCE PULLED A DEMOLITION PERMIT AND PLAN ON REMOVING IT, SO WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BRING IT BACK UPON EXPIRATION OR COMPLETION OF THE DEMO. EXPLORATION OF THE PERMIT OR COMPLETION OF THE DEMO. SORRY. AND THAT INCLUDED THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, CORRECT? YES. YES. 
          OKAY. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT A DEMO PERMIT HAS BEEN PULLED. IN ANTICIPATION OF A DEMOLITION, WE FIND THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE IS A COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DEMOLITION MUST BE COMPLETED DURING THE LIFE OF THE PERMIT. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A NEW HEARING AS IT RELATES TO NONCOMPLIANCE. AT THIS TIME, I'LL FIND THE. THE RESPONDENT IS IN COMPLIANCE AND WILL REMOVE THIS CASE FROM THE DOCKET. TAKE A LOOK FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT. YOU'RE HERE ON THAT CASE. CORONADO PLACE YOU'RE FREE TO GO. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM THAT PRESENT THAT IS A HEARING COMPLIANCE IS ITEM G 2109 BEN OAK COURT. AND INSPECTOR THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. AGAIN NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT BECAUSE IT IS COMPLIANCE. INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. 2109 BEN OAK COURT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THE ADDITIONS WERE UNPERMITTED. THE FRONT AND REAR, ALONG WITH THE GARAGE AND THE JUNK AND STUFF. 
          THE PROPERTY OWNER DID ACQUIRE A DEMOLITION PERMIT. AND AS OF YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S THE ADDITION ATTACHED. IT WAS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE MOBILE HOME. SO WHICH MADE THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE UNFIT, UNSAFE. AND AS OF TODAY THAT HE DID GET THE PERMIT DUMPSTERS WAITING TO BE REMOVED. BUT THE LARGE ADDITION FRONT IS GONE. ALL VEHICLES ARE TAGGED. THE ADDITION WAS ON, THE BACK IS GONE, THE DECK IS GOING TO BE REBUILT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE STAND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE OR ON THE WAY COMPLIANCE ANYHOW, FOR SURE. 
          AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY AT THIS POINT. IF YOU'RE HERE ON THAT CASE, BEN OAK COURT, YOU'RE FREE TO GO. OKAY, LAST ITEM THAT IS PRESENT AND AND IS IN COMPLIANCE IS GOING TO BE 13015 MOCKINGBIRD LANE. WHAT'S THE ALPHABET ON THAT ONE? SORRY, ALPHABET. OH 
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I'M SORRY. H IS H AS IN HENRY. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE 13015. MOCKINGBIRD. THIS IS YOU GAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER, MISS WEEMS, AN ADDITIONAL EXTENSION TO OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT, WITH A UNDERSTANDING THAT IT HAD TO BE REMOVED WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME, THE TENANT THAT WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY TOOK DOWN THE BLOCK STRUCTURE THAT WAS IN FRONT. HERE'S THE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT SAT ON THE PROPERTY, AND THERE WAS A BLOCK STRUCTURE WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED. AND MISS WEEMS DID OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT. AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE NOW. AND SHE'S OVER THERE TODAY AFTER THE HEARING HERE AND GET A FINAL ON IT FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13015 MOCKINGBIRD LANE AND FOUNTAIN, HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE IN THIS CASE SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE DOCKET. I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT IS THAT WE'VE GOT HERE. PRESENT. OKAY, ALRIGHT. LET'S GO. SO WE HAVE ALSO PRESENT ITEMS A, B. WANT TO JUST START FROM A AND GO THROUGH THE YES. WHOEVER'S PRESENT FOR THE REST OF THEM AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. SO ITEM A PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7541 SKINNER ROAD. AND INSPECTOR THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. DEPUTY MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE, THIS CASE BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING, HOWEVER, ROBIN SUGGS DID APPEAR. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A CONTAINED IN A CASE FILE. BLOCK STRUCTURES. SINGLE FAMILY SITS ON A CORNER LOT, DAMAGED ROOF, UNOCCUPIED STEP CRACKING AROUND THE BLOCKS, SEPARATION OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE BLOCKS. THE MAGISTRATE ORDER THAT THE RESPONDENT HAD 30 DAYS COMPLY WITH ORDER, OR A FINE OF $500 WOULD BE IMPOSED ON ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT, SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B, CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON AUGUST 14TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPOND. ADDRESS OF 3426 DOUGLAS ROAD, APARTMENT C, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE ADDRESS LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED COPY RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED TO DATE. THE RETURNED CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C, CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY MAY 7TH. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED TO BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WERE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION, HAS BEEN BOARDED UP THE FRONT DOOR AND THE TWO WINDOWS. NEXT PHOTO AND THAT LARGE PIECE OF METAL WAS HANGING OUT THE WINDOW IS GONE NOW. AS OF THE DATE OF HEARING, NO ENGINEERING OR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. SO IT STILL REMAINS TO BE AN UNSAFE. UNFIT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UNOCCUPIED. 
          OKAY. ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS PROPERTY? ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. PARDON? GIVE US YOUR NAME AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. ROBYN SUGGS, 3426 DOUGLAS ROAD, APARTMENT C, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32405. OKAY, MISS OATES, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE US TO KNOW BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE MERITS OF THE VIOLATIONS? I AM MAKING AN IMMEDIATE FORMAL MOTION TO SUPPRESS ALL THE COUNTY'S EVIDENCE AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL OF THIS CASE. THE INSPECTOR HAS VIOLATED MY CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER AMENDMENT FOUR, HE HAS VENTURED FROM THE RIGHT OF PATH TO TAKE PICTURES OF MY FRONT YARD, OF MY BACKYARD, AND AROUND MY HOUSE AND INSIDE MY HOUSE, THROUGH WINDOWS. ACCORDING TO THE SUPREME COURT CASE OF KARMA VERSUS MUNICIPAL COURT, HE CANNOT. YOU CANNOT BREAK A LAW TO ENFORCE A LAW. SO I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE DISMISSED. MOTION IS DENIED. 
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ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I HAVE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN, THE STRUCTURE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. IT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH, AN ADEQUATE TIME TO DO SO OR OBTAIN THE PERMITS TO DO SO. SO THERE HAS BEEN ADEQUATE TIME, BUT STILL, I SAID THERE HAS BEEN ADEQUATE TIME. I DID GET A QUOTE FOR DEMOLITION, BUT I WANTED TO GET THIS COURT DATE OVER WITH FIRST TO GET IT DISMISSED, BECAUSE MR. THORPE DID VIOLATE MY CIVIL RIGHTS. HE IS. HE IS ILLEGAL FOR HIM TO GO ON MY PROPERTY AND TAKE PICTURES OF MY HOUSE INSIDE MY HOUSE. ADDRESS THIS. 
          YOUR MOTION IS DENIED AS TO THAT ISSUE. OKAY, SO. THE. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. AND THE THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH. THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND TO REMOVE THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH. THE ISSUE OF FINES AND THE COST OF ABATEMENT SHALL BE ADDRESSED AT A SEPARATE HEARING AND UPON THE RECORDING OF THAT ORDER, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE, I WILL CONCLUDE THE HEARING. WE'LL PAY FOR MY OWN DEMOLITION. I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN DEMOLITION. WELL, YOU'VE GOT THE PROPERTY OWNER, SO SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT. YOU'RE NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOU CAN'T GET A PERMIT. OKAY, FINE. THEN HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF A DEAD MAN? IT WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND. SO WHEN THE LAND IS SOLD, THAT WILL COME OFF OF THE PROCEEDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED. IT IS ALSO DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. AND THE STATUTORY RATE IS PRETTY SPORTY. OKAY, I HEAR YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL BRING US TO ITEM B AS IN BOY. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6605 JOHN FITCH ROAD. THIS IS A HEARING FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AND WAS FOUND IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF CODE SECTION 1702 IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES AND JUNK. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WAS INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT HAD FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $300 DAILY FINE OF $50 BE IMPOSED 25 DAYS WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT IN COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. OH COST OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. WHICH VIOLATIONS EXIST IN THE REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. COPY OF THE ORDER WAS INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT B. THIS WAS THE HEARING THE PICTURE BEFORE THE HEARING TO BRING YOU UP AS TO WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE FIRST HEARING. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS TAKEN FROM JOHN PITTS. THE NUMEROUS VEHICLES OUT THERE, SOME OF THEM ARE DERELICT, SOME ARE NOT, BUT MORE THAN ONE EXISTS THERE. YOU SEE THE BLACK ONE IN THE BACK WITH NO TAG, THE YELLOW ONE BY THE SHED WITH THE OVERGROWTH AROUND IT. THE TIRES CONSTITUTED THE JUNK. SOME OF THE JUNK THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME. AUGUST 14TH COPIED THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER, WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAILED TO THE RESPONDENT USING THE ADDRESS 6605 JOHN PITTS ROAD THAT'S LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THERE'S BEEN NO RETURN OF SERVICE FOR ANY OF THE LETTERS AT THIS POINT. AUGUST 18TH. THE FIRST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. AND YOU CAN SEE THE VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN FROM JOHN PITTS FROM THE DRIVEWAY LOOKING ACROSS THE YARD. IS THAT ONE THERE? THE HOOD UP ON IT WOULD PROBABLY BE DERELICT. YOU CAN 
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SEE THE YELLOW CAR STILL REMAINS WOULD EVER GO AROUND IT. THE LITTLE YELLOW ONE THERE UP. 
          SO THERE'S MULTIPLE DERELICT VEHICLES STILL ON THE PROPERTY. SAME ONES REMAIN THE OVERGROWTH AROUND. I BELIEVE THE TIRES AND JUNK STILL IN THERE. THAT BLACK ONE WITHOUT THE TAG. COPIED THE NOTES HERE. POSTED ON THE PROPERTY MAY 28TH, 2026. COPIED THE NOTICE HERE AND WAS ALSO POSTED TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. COPY OF THESE DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IS INTRODUCED TO THE EXHIBIT C CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. FINAL INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. I WENT TO THE PROPERTY AND MET WITH MR. TWO. HE'S HERE TODAY, ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S FATHER IN LAW AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS HERE, BUT I MET WITH THEM THAT DAY. THE PROPERTY, THEY'VE BEEN MOVING SOME VEHICLES, BUT IT'S STILL IN VIOLATION AT THIS POINT ON THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE ON THE 14TH, YOU COULD SEE THE VEHICLES WITH THE HOODS UP AGAIN. SOME MAY BE OPERATIONAL AND NOT DERELICT, BUT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE DERELICT VEHICLE STILL ON THE PROPERTY AND THAT'S JUST ACROSS THE YARD. YOU CAN SEE THE ONES THAT REMAIN. OBVIOUSLY THAT ONE'S DERELICT AND SOME JUNK LAYING AROUND IT. SO THE PROPERTY IS STILL IN VIOLATION ON THE 14TH. THEY'RE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. THE PROPERTY OWNERS HERE SHE'S VERY NICE, BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. AND THEY'RE HERE WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES TO SPEAK. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AT THIS POINT. WHO'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS PROPERTY. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS WHITLEY WOMACK AND ADDRESS IS 6605 JOHN PITCH ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, ZIP CODE 32444. OKAY. AND WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW, MISS WOMACK? ALL THEM CARS GONE. I HAVE PICTURES OF UPDATED PICTURES FROM WHEN MR. CHRIS CAME MONDAY TO WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS MORNING WHEN WE WERE WHEN WE LEFT. IF YOU WANT TO SHOW THOSE, MR. HUBBARD. 
          SO THIS IS THE MAIN DRIVEWAY. THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF IT. THAT'S WHERE THE WHITE ONE WAS. 
          BUT THAT WHITE POLE, THAT WHITE LEXUS. I'M SORRY. WE STILL SEE IT WAS STILL A LITTLE JUNK SCATTERED AROUND. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR, GRACE, TIME TO AT LEAST CLEAN UP THE JUNK BECAUSE OF DERELICT THERE, RIGHT? THAT ONE. YEAH. UNKNOWN. AND HOLD ON. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M IN. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DETERMINE FROM THE PICTURES. THE MAJORITY OF THEM IS GONE. THE VAST MAJORITY, BUT THERE'S AT LEAST ONE THERE. THAT'S THE OTHER SIDE. BUT THOSE ARE THEY ALL RUN THOSE I CAN'T TELL, I CAN'T TELL FROM THE PICTURES. SO. OKAY. SORRY. 
          IT'S OKAY. I'M TRYING TO DO WHAT I CAN DO. OKAY. WHEN DO Y'ALL EXPECT TO DO A PRE-BID ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? OCTOBER 7TH. OCTOBER THE 7TH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO FIND THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND SEEN AND THE FORM OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT YOU'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. THEY'RE GOING TO OCTOBER THE 7TH IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT YOUR PROPERTY AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I HEARD MR. HUBBARD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SOME JUNK STILL THERE, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO BEFORE OCTOBER THE 7TH, YOU NEED TO GET IT ALL GONE IF AND TRAINS, VEHICLES AND ALL TRASH VEHICLES AND ALL EVERYTHING. 
          YES, SIR. YES, SIR. SO LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THAT YOU'RE IN VIOLATION AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'LL DO THE PRE BID AND ALL THAT. AND IF IF IT'S GONE BY THAT TIME THERE'S NOTHING TO CLEAN UP. THAT'S WHAT THE PRE BID IS ABOUT. YES SIR. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'LL GO FROM THERE. Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS, LET ME ASK THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE THAT CAME WITH YOU. DID SHE WANT TO TESTIFY? YEAH. MOLINA WILLIAMS, 21, 11 EAST THIRD STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THAT I'M GETTING CROSS REFERENCE BECAUSE WE HAVE SHE OWNS TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER AND THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR. WE ARE LOOKING AT PUTTING ON THE MARKET. AND I NEED TO GET AN, A CREW OF, OF WHAT WHAT HAS BEEN PUT ON TO THAT PROPERTY. HER INTENTIONS ARE TO SELL THIS PROPERTY THAT'S NEXT DOOR, THAT ALSO HAS SOME VIOLATIONS IN ORDER TO HELP HER FUND AND MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY THAT SHE'S WORKING TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE. SO I THINK THAT, I 
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THINK THAT I'M CROSS-REFERENCING THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE, 6617. OKAY. SO, SO I CAN JUST ADDRESS. CHRIS 6605 CORRECT. 6605 RIGHT. WHICH IS AN ADJACENT PROPERTY. WELL, THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS SOME, THERE WAS LEAN PUT ON 6605 IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT ON THE OTHER. CORRECT? CORRECT. I HAD MY BEARINGS BACKWARDS ON OUR PROPERTY. OKAY. BUT OKAY, I'M HERE TO HELP HOWEVER I CAN WITH WITH BOTH OF THEM. I'M TRYING, I'M TRYING. YEAH YEAH YEAH. OKAY. WELL, SELLING THE OTHER PROPERTY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISSUE OR AT RISK IN ANY FASHION. NO. WELL, IT'S ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH THE FINES HAVE BEEN ACCRUED ON IT. WE MAY BE OUT VALUED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ACCRUING FEES FOR SOME TIME. SO I'LL ADDRESS THAT SEPARATE WITH CHRIS. OKAY. AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO FIND, LIKE I SAID, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN, THAT THE PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY IN VIOLATION, THAT THERE HAS BEEN ADEQUATE TIME PROVIDED TO THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE CONDITIONS, AND THAT. THE COUNTY HAS THEREFORE, AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS FOUND TO EXIST UPON SUCH ENTRY. THE. IF THE PROPERTY IS CLEANED UP, THEN I GUESS YOU SAY Y'ALL CAN CALL IT EVEN SO TO SPEAK, AND AND COME ON BACK AND REPORT THAT AND WE'LL CLEAR THE CASE SHOULD YOU FAIL TO COMPLY, YOU KNOW, CLEAR IT UP. BY THE TIME THEY DO THEIR PRE BID INSPECTION, THEN WE WILL ADDRESS THE THEY WILL BE ENTITLED TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND CLEAN UP AND CORRECT ANY VIOLATIONS FOUND TO EXIST AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          YES, SIR. AND THOSE COSTS RELATED TO THAT CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A FINAL HEARING, ALONG WITH ANY FINES WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED UPON THE RECORDING OF THAT ORDER AND THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. THOSE COSTS RELATED TO THE ABATEMENT ACTION AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. SO DON'T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER YOUR FEET AND GET. SO IT'S GONE BY THE TIME THEY COME OUT THERE TO BID IT OUT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LEWIS. 
          ITEM F THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT PRESENT HERE. HOWEVER, THE COMPLAINANT AND NEIGHBOR IS. OH F AS IN FRANK? YES. OKAY, OKAY. THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3175 WOOD VALLEY ROAD. THIS IS A HEARING FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. AND INSPECTOR THORP IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORP. AGAIN, THE CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 WAS FOUND. VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN A FORM UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND DERELICT VEHICLE RV. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR A FINE OF $1,000 WILL BE IMPOSED ON SALE. COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE BURNT STRUCTURE AND BURNT RV TO NEXT NEXT TO IT. HOLD ON. ON AUGUST 17TH, A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS OF 3175 WOOD VALLEY ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE ADDRESS LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. AN ADDITIONAL COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT. THE RESPONDENT'S SON, AARON BACALL AT 2310 SOUTH HIGHWAY 77 IN LYNN HAVEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO RETURN RECEIPT AND NO RETURN CERTIFIED OR REGULAR MAIL NOTICES TO THE STATE. COPY OF HEARING. A NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY JULY 30TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED TO THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. COPY OF THE HEARING AND NOTICE AND OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WERE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT C CONTAINING CASE FILE ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. THIS IS WHAT YOU GOT. NO PERMITS, NO 
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ENGINEERING. NOTHING'S BEEN APPLIED FOR. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS ON THE PREMISES. OF 3175 WOOD VALLEY ROAD, PANAMA CITY. I'M SORRY. THERE WERE SOME NEIGHBORS HERE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK. NO, APPARENTLY THEY LEFT. OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE PROPERTY AT 3175 WOOD VALLEY ROAD REMAINS IN VIOLATION DESPITE THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT EXISTED ON THE PREMISES. THEREFORE, CODE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH STAFF OR A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND REMOVE ANY UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND OR DERELICT VEHICLES AS MAY BE FOUND ON THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH OF 26. THE. RESPONDENT HAS ALREADY BEEN FINED $1,000. THAT, ALONG WITH THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT, WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL HEARING AND UPON THE RECORDING OF THE ORDER RELATED TO THE THE COST INCURRED IN ABATING THE VIOLATION, IT WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. OKAY. NEXT ITEM THAT IS PRESENT IS ITEM L, I SHOULD SAY L AND M ARE THE SAME PROPERTY OWNERS. SO OVER HERE WE'LL GO WITH PROPERTY ADDRESS 680 FERNWOOD WAY. SO A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE AND. INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. ROBERT CLARKSON. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT PRODUCED MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND REPORTS FOR THIS CASE ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026. THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION BAY COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 172 IN THE FORM OF JUNK DERELICT VEHICLES VIOLATION. BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 904 IN THE FORM OF NON ALLOWABLE USE OF STORAGE OF ANY ITEMS ON VACANT LOT. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THIS HEARING, AND THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE DAY PRIOR INSPECTION OF PRIOR TO THE HEARING. LIKE I SAID, IT'S A VACANT LOT. IT'S GOT DERELICT VEHICLES AND SOME JUNK ON THE PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED RESPONDED TO HAVE TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND DAILY FINE OF $25 BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL CALLS FROM FORM SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER AND NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS OF 530 HIGHWAY 2297. 
          THE ADDRESS LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED, UNABLE TO FORWARD AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RETURN RECEIPT AND NO RETURNED REGULAR MAIL THAT IS PRESENTED COPIES AS EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C ON AUGUST 13TH. I ALSO SENT A AT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S REQUEST, I EMAILED HER A COPY OF YOUR ORDER. ON AUGUST 24TH. THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. ON AUGUST 26TH I SPOKE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO WAS HERE TODAY. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAS REMOVED ONE VEHICLE FROM THE PROPERTY AND IS TRYING TO WAIT ON, I BELIEVE, WHITE'S RECORD TO HELP REMOVE SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS. SHE'S HERE TO GIVE YOU TESTIMONY. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON JULY THE 27TH, AND A COPY WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER'S WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER THE 3RD. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT D. ON SEPTEMBER THE 14TH AND INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY 
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REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I DID SPEAK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE DOES HAVE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE WERE SUBJECT TO HEARINGS. THE OTHER PROPERTY IS HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE, AND SHE WAS FOCUSING HER TIME AND EFFORTS ON THAT PROPERTY. SHE HAS REMOVED, LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE VEHICLES OFF THE PROPERTY AND SHE WILL EXPLAIN THE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE WERE KIND OF LEFT ON THE PROPERTY WHEN SHE BOUGHT THEM, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS SUPPOSED TO REMOVE THEM, BUT THEY NEVER DID. BUT AT THE END OF THEUSLY NO ENGINEERING PERMITS HAVE BEEN PERMIT SUBMITTED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. 
          AND AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO FURTHER TESTIMONY ON THIS CASE. MISS ASHMAN, DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE OTHER ONE AT THE SAME TIME, OR YOU WANT TO JUST ADDRESS ONE AT A TIME, ONE AT A TIME? ONE AT A TIME IS FINE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COME UP. SPEAK. FIRST. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE DATE BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, COME ON UP AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. CINDY MILLENDER 530, HIGHWAY 297. OKAY. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE FIRST COURT DATE. I MIXED IT UP WITH A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THAT I HAD. I DO HAVE PAPERWORK FROM. THE DOCTOR WHERE I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO DIFFERENT PROCEDURES THAT I'VE HAD FOR MY HEART OPERATIONS ISSUES THAT'S BEEN GOING ON. I WASN'T AVOIDING ANYBODY. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND I CAN SHOW YOU THAT AS WELL. THAT'S FINE, I BELIEVE. OKAY. 
          AS FAR AS THE FINES GO, YOU KNOW, I'D APPRECIATE IF THOSE WERE WAIVED BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING HEART PROCEDURES AND STUFF DONE. AND I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON GETTING EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF. THAT WAS WHAT? THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HAD INDICATED. HAS WHITES GIVEN YOU A TIME FRAME? NO, HE HAS NOT. 
          HE'S SUPPOSED TO COME OUT. FIRST TIME I CONTACTED HIM, HE WAS IN PENSACOLA. WHEN I CONTACTED HIM AGAIN, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO OUT. HE HASN'T COME BACK. CALLED ME BACK YET, BUT I AM, YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATING A CALL FROM HIM. WELL. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN, THE PROPERTY DOES REMAIN IN VIOLATION. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE STAND AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE LET'S SEE. THAT DUE TO THE PROCEDURES I'VE HAD TO DO, I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT THERE. I MEAN, I JUST GOT MY HEART MONITOR OFF. 
          THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE OCTOBER THE 8TH AGAIN FOR PRE BIDS ON THIS. YES. OKAY. 
          THERE'S THAT. THERE'S A GAP IN THERE FROM WHAT WE DO TODAY OVER TO THE OCTOBER THE 8TH DATE WHEN THEY GO OUT AND THEY LOOK AT IT, IF IF WE HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP, THEY HAVE THE CONTRACTOR OUT THERE TO BID ON IT AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. RIGHT. SO YOU'VE GOT SOME TIME TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION AND CALL WHITE'S WRECKER AND EXPLAINED TO HIM, LOOK, I'M UNDER THE THE GUN, SO TO SPEAK, HERE AND I NEED YOU TO COME OUT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GET THESE THINGS OFF. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS IN VIOLATION. AND I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE INITIAL ORDER PROVIDED ADEQUATE TIME TO, TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY DO NOT OR HAVE NOT PRESENTLY BEEN CORRECTED. I WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ANY FINES TO BE IMPOSED AT A SEPARATE HEARING. OKAY. THE. THE COUNTY HAS AUTHORIZED EITHER THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF OR CONTRACTOR TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND REMOVE THE JUNK AND OR DERELICT VEHICLES AS DEFINED IN THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH, 2026. THE. LIKE I SAID, THE FINE AND 
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THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT A FINAL HEARING ON OR AFTER AUGUST. THE I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, OCTOBER THE 8TH, UPON THE RECORDING OF THE. RELATED TO FINES AND THE COST OF ABATEMENT WHICH MAY BE ENTERED. THAT WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT HERE IN BAY COUNTY AND THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. GET WHITES MOVING ON THIS. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, AFTER THEY AFTER WHITE'S GETS THEM OFF, CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE NOW GONE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S BEFORE THE AUGUST THE 8TH, I MEAN, OCTOBER THE 8TH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND START MAKING A DEAL WITH THE CONTRACTOR, SO TO SPEAK. SO GET THEM CLEANED OFF, LET THEM KNOW SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND INSPECT AND CANCEL ANY PRE BIDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT. 
          THERE IS ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS. THE TRAILER THAT THEY'RE CALLING A TRAILER IS ACTUALLY LIKE A CONEX BOX. IT'S A STORAGE CONTAINER LIKE ALL OVER BAY COUNTY. AND I CAN SHOW YOU PICTURES OF THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE. AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT STILL A VIOLATION OF THE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PERMITTED. OKAY. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO PERMIT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S REQUIRED OF THAT. I MEAN, IF ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DON'T REQUIRE A CABINET, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. WELL THAT'S FINE. LIKE I SAID, JUST IF IF YOU CAN TITLE IT AND, AND GET IT PERMITTED AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND IT'S UP TO SNUFF AS FAR AS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ON THE PREMISES, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ISSUE. PERMIT AND GET TIE DOWNS, WHATEVER IS REQUIRED, I DON'T. 
          FILLING DEPARTMENT ISSUE WITH WHAT YOU DID ON THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, JUST I DID WALK THE PROPERTY WITH WITH HER AND, AND I OBSERVED THIS TRAILER AND WENT AND LOOKED AT IT. YEAH, I WAS, I LOOKED AND THERE'S, IT WAS A TANDEM TRAILER THAT IT WAS A, A TRAILER THAT WAS OVER THE ROAD AND THE AXLES HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM IT AT THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN'T DO THAT. IS THAT SO? YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR A PERSON TO. IT'S OKAY IF EVEN ALL THAT WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS CONVERTED, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT. OKAY, WELL, IT WAS THERE WHEN I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. YEAH, THAT'S. OKAY. 
          THAT WON'T WORK. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING, THEN YOU GET INTO THIS STUFF WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WHITES AND EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT, A CALL. IF THERE'S A QUESTION AND THEY CAN HELP YOU RESOLVE THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. AND IF IT'S NOT, WHEN IS DO WE HAVE A WE WON'T HAVE A DATE YET AS OF FINAL HEARING UNTIL THEY CLEAN IT OFF. 
          THEY CLEAN IT OFF. WE WON'T DO THE CLEANING BEFORE WHAT IS TODAY THE 17TH? SO THE CLEANING WOULDN'T BE DONE BEFORE THE 17TH OF OCTOBER. SO WE'LL GIVE THEM 30 DAYS. SO. ALL RIGHT. 
          WELL, LIKE I SAID, JUST EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT'S THAT YOU NEED TO MOVE ON THIS AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT RIGHT NOW YOU'RE IN VIOLATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIGN RIGHT HERE THAT I CAN DO THAT THESE PEOPLE. OKAY. SO THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM M AS IN MARY 530 HIGHWAY 2297. AND INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MANAGER ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND REPORT FOR THIS CASE ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026, CASE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172 IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR. THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE PRESENTED 
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TO YOU THE DAY OF THE HEARING. THIS IS TAKEN ON THE 10TH FACING THE PROPERTY. VESSELS AND VEHICLES AND RIGHT OF WAY. THE COMPLAINANT WAS THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR AND ALLOWED ME ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO. THIS IS LOOKING INTO THE BACKYARD OF THE PROPERTY. 
          SNIFFING OVERGROWTH. THOSE ARE SOME TRAILERS THAT HAVE GROWED UP IN THEIR BOAT TRAILERS. THE ORDER OF THE ORDER THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAD TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 BEING IMPOSED ON THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL THOSE IN THE COURSE OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, OR ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B ON AUGUST 13TH. A COPY OF THE ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS AT 530 HIGHWAY 2297, LISTING THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER. THE CERTIFIED ORDER WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL ORDER HAS NOT RETURNED. THEY ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBITS AS EXHIBIT. SEE ALSO. ON AUGUST 13TH, I DID EMAIL A COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AT HER REQUEST. ON AUGUST 24TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. 
          THESE ARE MY PHOTOS. SHE HAD MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AT THAT POINT OF CUTTING DOWN. 
          I WILL SAY THE OVERGROWTH IN THE BACK WAS PROBABLY WELL OVER SIX FOOT TALL. SO SHE DID DO A GOOD JOB ON ON REMOVING THE OVERGROWTH OF THAT DAY. OBVIOUSLY THE CAMPER WAS STILL THERE. SOME OTHER DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK AND TRASH WERE THERE. AND THIS IS BACK. 
          LOOKING ACROSS THE PROPERTY ON AUGUST 25TH 26TH, I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SHE STATED THAT OBVIOUSLY SHE'S MADE PROGRESS ON THE PROPERTY. SHE SAYS THAT THE OBVIOUSLY THE BACKYARD HAD BEEN CUT AND THE RECREATION VEHICLE WILL BE REMOVED SHORTLY. 
          WE DISCUSSED THE THE REMAINING VIOLATIONS AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, I THOUGHT PUTTING UP A FENCE. FENCE. I THINK SHE WAS MEANING OBVIOUSLY THE SCREENING THAT YOU SEE THERE TODAY. ALSO ON THAT DAY, I DID GET A CONTACT FROM THE COMPLAINANT AND SHE ADVISED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS GOING ON TO HER PROPERTY TO CLEAN HER PROPERTY WITHOUT HER PERMISSION, BASICALLY TRESPASSING. I TOLD HER, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. THAT'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, AND SUGGEST YOU CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. SHE DID CALL BACK AND SAY, NOW THEY'VE ERECTED THE FENCE AND SHE BELIEVES THE FENCE IS ON THEIR PROPERTY LINE. I TOLD HER AGAIN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD FALL THAT WE WOULD ENFORCE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING SHE NEED TO TAKE UP ON HER OWN. SO BASED ON ALL THAT, OBVIOUSLY NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON JUNE 27TH. 
          AND A NOTICE OF THIS HEARING TODAY WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. A COPY OF THE AFFIDAVITS FOR THESE POSTINGS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS FILE, EXHIBIT D ON SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THIS IS LOOKING AT THE FRONT. I DID HAVE CONVERSATION. SHE. THE VEHICLE IS OPERABLE AND HAS A TAG. YOU CAN PARK ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. JUST CAN'T STORE VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT. I BELIEVE THAT DEBRIS WAS REMOVED. NOW SHE WAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE. THE FRONT. THERE HAS TO BE FOUR FOOT. THE SCREENING. 
          BECAUSE OF THE SETBACK, SHE WAS GOING TO LOWER THAT IT HAS. BUT THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, WOULD BE TOTALLY SEPARATE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THROUGH THROUGH THE SCREENING. BUT BUT BASED ON THE THE HER EFFORTS ON CLEANING THE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME, I DEEMED THAT THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE, THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. AND I DID WALK THE PROPERTY. JUST REFRESH YOUR MEMORY. SHE HAD TAGS FOR HAD PURCHASED TAGS FOR ALL THE THE THE TRAILERS AND VEHICLES AND AND HAD MADE THEM OPERABLE. 
          BUT HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY WAS IN NONCOMPLIANCE. AS FAR AS THE FINDING PERIOD. BUT IT IS POST 
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HEARING COMPLIANCE NOW. NOW RUN THAT ONE BY THE PROPERTY AND POST HEARING THE POST HEARING COMPLIANCE AND FIND CEASED ON THE 13TH. SO OBVIOUSLY THE FINDING PERIOD STARTED AFTER TEN DAYS FROM THE INITIAL HEARING, AND THE FINE STOPPED ON SEPTEMBER THE 13TH. SO THE FINDING PERIOD WAS AUGUST 30TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER THE 13TH. OKAY. DID YOU SAY YOU HAD SOME DOCUMENTATION REGARDING YOU BEING IN THE HOSPITAL AND THAT SORT OF STUFF? IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THEY PUT ME IN A HEART MONITOR BECAUSE I HAVE STILL BEEN HAVING ISSUES, AND HE DIDN'T REFLECT THAT IN THAT PAPERWORK, BUT I JUST GOT OFF OF THE HEART MONITOR. IS THIS OUR COPY OR IS THIS? YOU'RE WELCOME TO KEEP THAT COPY. IF YOU WOULD PUT THAT IN THE FILE AND MAKE A COPY AND PUT IT IN THAT OTHER FILE ALSO. OKAY. BASED ON THE. TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS, I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. I FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE AT THE PRESENT TIME AND THAT I WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE FINE IN THIS CASE AND THE OTHER CASE ON THE SAME DAY. AND WE WILL SEE HOW THAT OTHER GOES. SO THAT MAKES IT DOUBLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET THAT OTHER LOT CLEANED UP. THE RECORD UPON THE RECORDING OF THE ORDER RELATED TO THIS CASE AND THE OTHER CASE, EVEN THOUGH I'M FINDING THIS IN COMPLIANCE ON TODAY'S DATE, PUT THIS ON THE CALENDAR WITH THAT OTHER CASE. SO I'LL ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE FINE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. OKAY. AND THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO THIS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE INDICATED. THIS CASE WILL ALSO BE HEARD AGAIN ON THE DATE OF THE. FERNWOOD WAY CASE. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET IT. THEY'LL SEND YOU A NOTICE AS TO WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND WE'LL BE BACK IN HERE. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A DOCTOR'S ISSUE. LET US KNOW IN ADVANCE. RIGHT. YEAH. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM N. PROPERTY. ADDRESS IS 4017 WEST 24TH. 
          COURT HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND OFFICER TONY BRUNING IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT, MICHAEL COX, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200 ON A DAILY FINE OF $25 MAY COMMENCE FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY. ANY VIOLATION DESCRIBED HEREIN CONTINUES PAST THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY BROUGHT IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. COPY. THE ORDER WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE LAST HEARING. DERELICT VEHICLES ON SCREEN PROPERTY. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON JULY 30TH, 2026. COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE ON AUGUST 24TH, 2026. THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. 
          DURING THIS INSPECTION, I SAW IMPROVEMENT IN THE TO THE FRONT YARD. I'M SORRY. A LOT OF THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. YOU STILL GOT THE ONE BOX TRUCK. THIS GATE WAS OPEN. AS YOU CAN 
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TELL IN THE BACK, THERE'S A LOT OF JUNK AND UNSCREENED PROPERTY. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO INSPECT THE BACKYARD. I KNEW THESE VEHICLES LEFT HERE. THEY THEY THEY ALL HAVE TAGS ON THEM. GEORGIA. TAGS. EXCEPT FOR THE THE BOX TRUCK, I DON'T BELIEVE HAVE ONE. THE TRAILER HAS ONE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE WHITE TRAILER IN FRONT OF THE BOX? YES, THE WHITE TRAILER HAS A TAG. THE BOX TRUCK DOES NOT. AND YOU STILL HAVE HAS A TARP ON THE BOX TRUCK BECAUSE THE DOORS LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. ANYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY? TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. MICHAEL COPPS, 4017 WEST 24TH COURT. OKAY, MR. COX, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? ALL THE VEHICLES LIKE HE WAS NAMING OFF ALL OF THEM ARE TAGGED. ALL OF THEM ARE INSURED. EVEN THE BOX TRUCK HAS A TAG AND INSURANCE ON IT. IT'S JUST GOT THE TARP PART ON THE BACK TO KEEP FROM RAIN GETTING INTO THE BACK OF THE DOOR, WHICH IS MESSED UP. SO ALL THE VEHICLES THAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE ARE TAGGED AND INSURED, AND THE. THE PICTURE HE TOOK LATER OF DOWN THE SIDE, THAT'S WHERE I HAD PUT SOME OF THE CHAIRS THAT WAS IN THE FRONT TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE YARD SO THEY WOULDN'T BE SEEN, WHICH I THINK YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE PATIO CHAIRS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I JUST STUCK THEM RIGHT HERE BEHIND THE GATE WHEN I WAS CLEANING THE FRONT YARD. THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE THERE. I TOOK THEM OUT OF THE FRONT YARD FOR THE TIME BEING, PUT THEM BEHIND THE FENCE WHERE IT COULDN'T BE SEEN, AND ONE OF THE GUYS LEFT THE GATE OPEN THAT DAY. SO THAT'S WHY THAT PICTURE RIGHT THERE COME UP LATER. THAT WAS AFTER THE FIRST WHERE THE ISSUE WAS THE WHOLE FRONT YARD, BECAUSE I DID HAVE AIR CONDITIONERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT OUT THERE UNDER A TARP. BUT ALL THAT WAS CLEANED UP. 
          AND MY MY PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY A SIX FOOT FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND. SO NOTHING CAN BE SEEN FROM THE FROM THE ROAD OR ANY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ALL THE WAY AROUND. I ASK A QUESTION. SURE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? ONE OF THE GUYS LEFT IT OPEN. I HAD A GUY BACK IN THE BACK WORKING FOR ME AND HE LEFT THAT GATE OPEN. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SHUT. IT'S GOT A LOCK ON IT. HE LEFT IT OPEN THAT DAY, MR. BRENNAN, I GUESS, CAME BY AND TOOK THAT PICTURE. AND SOME OF THAT STUFF HAVE COME FROM THE FRONT YARD, PUT IN THE BACK TO CLEAN UP THE FRONT YARD FOR THE TEMPORARY TIME BEING. RIGHT NOW, I'M STILL WORKING ON THE BACKYARD AND HAULING EVERYTHING OFF, BUT I HAD TO GET THE YARD, FRONT YARD. THE FIRST ISSUE, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF FIRST. 
          SO AT THAT POINT, I'M HAULING A LOT, A LOT OF THAT STUFF NOW IS GONE. THAT'S NOT THERE NO MORE. 
          YOU SAY A GUY THAT WORKS FOR YOU, WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS DO YOU. IT'S NOT A BUSINESS. HE WAS HELPING ME AS IN TURN STUFF DOWN. IT'S NOT LIKE A BUSINESS, OKAY? I PAID HIM TO COME OVER AND HELP ME TEAR STUFF DOWN AND GET RID OF IT. I GOTCHA. YEAH, IT WASN'T A BUSINESS. I'M SORRY. 
          IT WAS JUST THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE THAT THAT RECOMMENDED ME TO GET HIM TO HELP ME, YOU KNOW, SO I COULD TRY TO GET IT DONE ON TIME. SO I WAS TRYING AND I AND THERE IT RAINED FOR LIKE 7 OR 8 DAYS. SO THAT SLOWED ME DOWN. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M STILL TRYING. I STILL, STILL GOT A LITTLE BIT TO GO. BUT ALL THAT RIGHT THERE THAT YOU SEE IN THAT PICTURE IS GONE. EVERY SINGLE BIT OF IT IS GONE. BUT THAT WAS AFTER THE FIRST ISSUE. LIKE I SAID, FROM THE FRONT YARD, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAME BACK BY AND THEN THAT GATE WAS OPEN AND YOU TOOK THAT PICTURE WITH ALL THEM VEHICLES IN THE FRONT WERE TAGGED AND ISSUED. WHAT? YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF ALL OF THEM, RIGHT? SO ALL THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF, THE WHOLE FRONT YARD WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE TOW DOLLY THAT WAS SITTING IN THE PICTURE. ALL THAT'S GONE. NOW, THAT CAT BOX THAT YOU SEEN IN THE FRONT THAT WAS TAKEN FOR ALL THAT'S GONE, YOU WENT BACK TO THE PICTURES AFTER THAT, RIGHT? ALL OF THAT IS GONE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF A JUNK OR ABANDONED MOTOR 
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VEHICLE OR WATERCRAFT MEANS MORE THAN ONE MOTOR VEHICLE, CAR, TRAILER, TRUCK, WATERCRAFT, WHICH IS NOT UNDER A CURRENT REGISTRATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OR WHICH BY ITS OUTWARD APPEARANCE IS NOT OPERABLE AND WHICH IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. YES SIR IS VISIBLE OR VIEWABLE FROM ADJACENT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE BOX TRUCK FITS THE DEFINITION OF THAT JUNK FOR AN ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE WATERCRAFT, BASICALLY A DERELICT VEHICLE. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. THE ONLY VEHICLE YOU SAID ONE VEHICLE THAT ALLOWED TO BE INOPERABLE, RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT THE PRESENT TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MORE IN THE BACKGROUND. THERE'S NO CARS IN THE BACKYARD AT ALL. WE HAD EVERYTHING REMOVED FROM THAT YARD THAT WAS NOT TAGGED AND INSURED. THAT'S THE ONLY VEHICLE. WHAT ABOUT THIS TRAILER? IT'S RIGHT HERE IN FRONT. IS IT JUST TAGGING? INSURANCE WAS TAGGED. I MEAN, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? INSURANCE. BUT IT'S TAGGED. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. IS IT WHAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT THAT ONE IS THE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE FENDERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE RIGHT TERM, BUT. THAT'S THE WAY. CAN THE TIRES ROTATE WITH THOSE FENDERS ON THERE? THAT'S THE WAY I THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE AUCTION. YEAH, IT OPERATES EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING'S FINE ON IT. THE ONLY VEHICLE IN THAT YARD THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE IS THE, THE BOX TRUCK RIGHT NOW THAT IS INOPERABLE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS, IS OPERABLE. EVERYTHING CAN CRANK, RUN, DRIVE, MOVE. EVERYTHING'S INSURED. OKAY. CAN YOU SHOW ME THE REST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 14TH? LET'S START FROM THE BEGINNING HERE. OKAY, WELL, LET'S START THAT. DID YOU ALLEGE UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY IN YOUR INITIAL. THIS, THIS? THAT'S TO THE LEFT OF THE HOUSE. IT WAS DOWN WHEN I PUT IT IN MY LIVING ROOM. PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE VEHICLES AND JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF. YOU KNOW WHAT'S PRESENTLY UNDER THAT CARPORT PATIO TABLE? THE THE THE WITH THEM HIGHCHAIRS RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A TABLE RIGHT THERE WITH IT THAT GOES SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. I CAN'T TELL WHAT IS THERE. WHAT'S THAT? WHERE? RIGHT IN THERE. THERE. 
          THE TABLES. THAT DEAD CENTER THAT SHE WISHED SHE'D GOT THAT DOT. THERE'S A LITTLE LIKE, COFFEE TABLE OUTSIDE. PATIO SET WITH A COUCH. PATIO SET. IT'S ALL OUTSIDE PATIO FURNITURE UP UNDER THE CARPORT IS WHERE WE GOT IT, WHERE WE SET OUT OF THE SUN. OKAY. AND IT'S STILL THERE TODAY. SO AT THAT TIME, IF IT'S IN ANY NEWER PICTURES THAT YOU TOOK, IT'S STILL SITTING IN THAT SAME SPOT. OKAY, WELL, I GUESS YOU'RE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE ONE DERELICT VEHICLE AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT BLUE BOX TRUCK AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT I'M GOING TO GET IT FIXED. BUT IT'S JUST A DOOR COST ME LIKE $2,000, BUT I'M ON I'M GOING TO GET IT WHERE FOR ALL IT NEEDS IS A FUEL PUMP. AND I GOT TO DROP THE GAS TANK TO PUT FUEL PUMP IN IT TO MAKE IT MOVE. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPERABLE AND TAGGED AND INSURED. AND I GOT ALL THE PAPERWORK. I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT IF I CAN, I BRING IT BACK AND SHOW YOU ALL THE INSURANCE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT, AND I CAN CRANK THEM UP AND MOVE THEM IF IT NEEDS TO BE SEEN WHAT YOU SEE IN THAT PICTURE, A LOT OF THEM HAS BEEN MOVED ANYWAY AROUND FROM THE DIFFERENT PICTURES. I ADD SOMETHING TO THE RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU. SURE. SO THE INITIAL INSPECTION AFTER YOUR HEARING WAS AUGUST 24TH. WHICH WAS THE TEN DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL HEARING. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER TEN. AND I'D LIKE TO TO ADD THAT YOU FIND THAT THE PROPERTY ON THAT DATE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE GATE WAS OPEN. 
          APPARENTLY A LOT OF UNSCREENED JUNK TRASH BACKYARD. THE SEPTEMBER 14TH WOULD HAVE BEEN 
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THE 20 DAYS OF DAILY FINES, AND THAT'S THE DAY WE COULD NOT ESTABLISH WHETHER HE WAS IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT. WITH NO ACCESS TO THE BACKYARD. SO THE RECOMMENDATION WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU DO FIND THAT IT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE FIRST TEN DAYS. LET'S LET'S SEE THE WHAT THE AUGUST 24TH PICTURES. OKAY. AND THAT THAT WAS THE AREA THAT, LIKE I SAID, THAT THE REST OF THE AUGUST 24TH PICTURES. LOOKING FOR AT THE GATE. THE GATE. COUNTY TALK ABOUT ANY DERELICT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE ON THE FRONT OF THE. OKAY. NOW. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT. GET IT TO GET OUT OF THE SUN, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT RIGHT HERE AT THE CORNER OF THE BUMPER. THAT FRONT OF THAT TRUCK OVER TO THE RIGHT, THERE'S A TABLE RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A TABLE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT HERE, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT OF THAT, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK, THERE'S A COUCH. IT'S ALL PATIO OUTSIDE, PATIO FURNITURE. IT SITS UP UNDER THERE. THAT THAT OTHER STRUCTURE RIGHT THERE. THE OTHER STUFF RIGHT THERE, THAT'S THE CAT'S CAT HOUSE. OKAY. I PUT THE FANS ON IT SO THEY WOULDN'T BE, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULDN'T GET HOT. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON THE FANS ARE STUCK TO IT. I GOT THEM ZIP TIED TO THAT LITTLE THING THERE SO THEY STAY COOL. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NOTHING OTHER THAN I, I BELIEVE I CAME INTO COMPLIANCE THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED FOR THE FRONT YARD. AND LIKE I SAID, THAT PICTURE THAT HE TOOK THERE WAS WHEN THE GUY HAD LEFT MY GATE OPEN. AND ALL THAT'S GONE NOW THOUGH, BUT THAT'S MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO MY HOUSE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S NOT JUMP TO THE LEFT, BUT THE BOX RIGHT THERE WAS A TOOLBOX I HAD STANDING. THERE'S A BUNCH OF JUNK BEHIND IT. IT LOOKS LIKE A 55 GALLON DRUM AND A TRASH CAN STANDING UP OR SOMETHING. YEAH, IT WAS ON TOP OF A CAN. I HAD SET IT ON TOP OF THAT. OH, I FORGOT WHAT THAT WAS THERE. BUT IT'S ALL GONE. ALL THAT'S GONE. 
          I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE MAGISTRATE AND MR. COX THAT THIS CASE STARTED WHEN THERE WAS NO FENCE. THE VIOLATION WAS IN THE BACKYARD AS WELL AS THE FRONT YARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          BASED ON THE THE FACT THAT THE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUGUST THE 24TH, EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPERTY WAS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE TEN DAYS, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT THE DAILY FINE AND THE INITIAL FINE BE IMPOSED. IN THIS INSTANCE. THAT WOULD. MY MATH IS CORRECT. THAT'S A $700 FINE. YES. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE. PROPERTY WAS THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER DATED AUGUST THE 13TH OF 20, 2026, THE FINE OF $200, PLUS A DAILY FINE OF $25 WILL BE IMPOSED FOR A TOTAL OF $700. AT THE PRESENT TIME, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE, AND SO FURTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME WILL NOT. BE. NO ADDITIONAL ACTION WILL 
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BE IMPOSED AT THIS TIME. THE. FINE OF $700 WILL BE A. RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, AND SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. 
          ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? SO JUST A REMINDER THAT ADDITIONAL VIOLATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED A REPEAT VIOLATION. OKAY. YEAH. GOOD POINT. IF THEY COME BACK OVER THERE BECAUSE YOU START PUTTING PUTTING STUFF OUT AGAIN, THEN THEN THE EXPOSURE IS INCREASED. 
          YES, IT'S THE FRONT'S GOING. IT'S ALL GOING TO STAY CLEAR FROM NOW ON OUT. I JUST LIKE I SAID, I GOT OVERWHELMED BRINGING MY STUFF IN. I DIDN'T HAVE NO YOU KNOW, I WAS CYCLING THROUGH QUICK AND I STUCK IT OUT FRONT AND I COVERED IT UP. AND THEN JUST REMEMBER, YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE ENTITLED TO A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I GET IT. I WANT TO QUESTION WHERE YOU SAID THE FINE DO. WHERE DO I SUPPOSED TO DO? Y'ALL SEND ME SOMETHING THROUGH THE MAIL? DO I GO SOMEWHERE AND PAY IT OR WHAT? YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND PAY IT AT CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU GOTTA PAY IT NOW. OR I HAVE TO WAIT SO MANY DAYS. OH, YOU CAN PAY IT NOW IF THERE'S. IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE TO COLLECT IT? THERE SHOULD BE SOMEBODY UP THERE. YEAH, WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WALK THEM UP THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY, JODY? SO UNDER THAT ORDINANCE FOR THE 10%, 90% FOR. YEAH, YOU'RE. SO WHAT NOW? THERE'S THERE'S THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE DONE A TEMPORARY FINE REDUCTION THAT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OPEN CASES OR ABATEMENT COSTS, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FINE REDUCED 90%. SO IT ACTUALLY BE $70 AND THAT LASTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. LOOKS LIKE IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY. IF YOU PAY IT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH, IT WOULD ONLY BE $70 TWO DAY IF SOMEBODY SHOW ME WHERE TO PAY IT. OKAY, SO I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT TODAY. 
          OKAY, SO MY CASE IS CLOSED OUT FOR NOW AND YOU WON'T HAVE NO PROBLEMS OUT OF IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHERE I NEED TO GO? YES, I GOT IT, I GOT IT. GO BACK THERE WITH HIM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ITEM IS ITEM O AND THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 930 WEST PIERSON DRIVE. IN REFERENCE THIS CASE. 
          COMMISSIONER PIECE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS MET. AND I THINK THEY HAVE WANT TO PRESENT A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD AND START THE CASE OFF. 
          THE ONLY THING I DO WANT TO PROVIDE TO YOU IS I GOT THIS EMAIL BEFORE WE PUT IT IN THE PACKET IS AN EMAIL FROM A NEIGHBOR WHO WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT. I READ. THAT COPY. YEAH, I DON'T THINK I GOT THAT IN THE MATERIALS BEFORE THE. JUST THANK YOU. 
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. FIRST, SARAH HESS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS, EDDIE AND AMANDA WALKER, I IT IS TRUE WE MET WITH COMMISSIONER PEASE AT THE PROPERTY TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD, TO TRY AND MAKE RESOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE COUNTY. AND SO WE DID THAT ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE THAT'S NOT ON THE DOCKET TODAY RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE, WHICH I THINK IS REFERENCED IN THIS EMAIL. AND SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD RESOLVE MY UNDERSTANDING AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BECAUSE WE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING BEFORE TO TRY AND MAKE SURE WE'RE HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT THE WALKERS WILL APPLY FOR A DEMOLITION PERMIT AS SOON AS TODAY. THAT WAS WHAT WAS ASKED OF US BEFORE COURT. THEY ALREADY HAVE TWO QUOTES FOR DEMOLITION FROM COMPANIES. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SELECTED ONE OF THEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR THAT COMPANY TO GET THE PERMIT INSTEAD OF THE WALKERS, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COUNTY. WE'RE PAYING THEM TO DO THE PERMITTING, DO THE INSPECTIONS, HANDLE EVERYTHING RIGHT, YOU KNOW, BUT IF YOUR HONOR AND THE COUNTY WANT IT DONE TODAY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER, THERE WAS A QUESTION OF IF THEY PULLED AN OWNER PERMIT, COULD THEN THE CONTRACTOR TAKE IT OVER AND I DON'T. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY, WONDERFUL. BECAUSE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO IT TODAY, BUT WE WANT WHEN WE GET THE CONTRACTOR PAID THEM TO DO THE PERMITTING AND, AND US STEP OUT OF IT AND LET THE COUNTY AND THE PROFESSIONALS JUST DO THE, YOU KNOW, HANDLE THE REMEDIATION PORTION. I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THIS LAST MONTH, BUT I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE, THE HEARING, THE VIDEO OF THE HEARING. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE DEMOLITION HAPPENS, IT WILL THEN BECOME VACANT OR UNIMPROVED LAND BECAUSE THEY'LL BE REMOVING THE DRIVEWAY AND THE FOUNDATION, AND IT MAKES THE ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY AND THE GRASS MOOT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST ISSUE I, I DROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE ARE VACANT PROPERTIES EVEN ABUTTING THEIRS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST GOING TO KIND OF BE LIKE THAT. AND SO THERE WAS SOME TALK AT THE LAST HEARING. THEY WERE FOUND TO BE IN NONCOMPLIANCE. THERE WERE TWO SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WERE DISCUSSED. AND, YOU KNOW, MR. WALKER WAS PRESENT AND INDICATING TO THE COURT THAT THOSE ARE NOT WEEDS AND GRASS. THEY DID GET A LETTER FROM UFIFAS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED THAT. I HAVEN'T EITHER. OKAY. I DO HAVE COPIES WITH ME, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. SINCE WE HAVEN'T PRESENTED THE CASE YET. RIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR POSITION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPERTY CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NOT WEEDS, THAT THEY ARE NOT GRASS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY'S POSITION IS THAT IT WOULD STILL VIOLATE THE CODE. 
          WE WOULD INVOKE THE FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING ACT, BUT I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A DEMOLITION, THAT'S GOING TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES. AND I REALLY ONLY REFERENCE THAT BECAUSE, YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO BE HEARD IN REGARD TO THE FINE, BECAUSE THE DEMOLITION IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPENSIVE. AND THE SOONER WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, THE BETTER. AND OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A FINANCIAL IMPACT THERE. AND DID YOU WANT TO BE HEARD? YES. IN RESPONSE TO THAT, YES. THE COUNTY DOES NOT OBJECT. AGAIN, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT THEY GET THE BUILDING DEMO PERMIT TODAY. PERSON BUT SHANE HAS IS HERE. 
          SHE CAN WALK RIGHT OVER WITH THEM. SHE'S ALREADY GOT THE SITE PLAN READY TO GO FOR THEM AND THEY COULD GET THE PERMIT TODAY. WE DID CONFIRM WITH KIRSTEN AS YOU HEARD, THAT THEY CAN TRANSFER THAT TO A CONTRACTOR. WE ALSO WOULD ASK THAT. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT CLEAR, IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AN UNIMPROVED LOT, THE FOUNDATION, THE DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER POLE 
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TO THE HOUSE DOES HAVE TO BE REMOVED. FIRST. YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY COULD GET A PERMIT FOR ELECTRIC TO THE WELL ON A VACANT LOT. SO. IT HAS TO BE FOR WHAT USE ONLY. 
          OKAY, SO AND THEN WE ALSO ASK THAT BECAUSE THE PERMIT IS GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS. AND YOU SAW THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS IS THAT THEY DO MAINTAIN. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE MEADOW AREA, BUT THE GRASS. AND ALONG THE DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT YARD. AND I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. WE WILL BE, I THINK, UNTIL THAT TIME IS DEMOLISHED. UNTIL THEY START. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. SO AND I MEAN, OUR GOAL, HONESTLY, YOUR HONOR, IS TO MOVE THAT FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THE QUOTES ARE AROUND $20,000, WHICH IS AGAIN, WHY I'M ASKING FOR SOME HELP ON THE FINES, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO AT THIS POINT. WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL COMPETING INTEREST. THE NEIGHBORS ARE DISTRESSED. THE. THE NEED TO WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS IN THE INTERIM UNTIL YOU GET THE DRIVEWAY UP AND EVERYTHING, IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO THE NEIGHBORS. ABSOLUTELY. YOUR HONOR, WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. AND SO. LIKE MISS ASHMAN SAID, MAINTAIN WHAT IS NOT THE WHATEVER YOU'RE CALLING IT, THE MEADOWLAND OR WHATEVER THE THAT IS. BUT. AND I KNOW THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT THAT GROWING. 
          THERE IS A DELINEATED LINE THAT I SAW ON THE PROPERTY AND IN THE PHOTOS. THERE'S ALSO BOUNDARY MARKERS TO THAT. SO IT WILL NOT BE GROWING. IT'S YOU KNOW, IT IS DELINEATED. IT ACTUALLY WILL BLOOM IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS. AND MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY YARD IS ROCK. OKAY, SO THIS ISN'T MY EXPERTISE, BUT THAT IT WILL NATURALLY HAVE ITS LIFE CYCLE AND DIE DOWN. AND A MONTH. WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS EVERYTHING HAS ITS HAS ITS LIFE CYCLE AND, AND DIES DOWN. BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. ACTUAL GROWING. I'M LEARNING A LOT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM. SO I'M LEARNING A LOT TO YOUR HONOR. 
          AND AND THIS STATUTE 373185 ABOUT LOCAL FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING WAS NEW TO ME. BUT IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THIS SERVES A COMPELLING PUBLIC INTEREST AND ALSO PROHIBITS GOVERNMENT ORDINANCES FROM BEING ENFORCED TO PROHIBIT A PROPERTY OWNER FROM IMPLEMENTING THIS LANDSCAPING. AND IT'S A 2009 STATUTE. IT SAYS THAT EACH COUNTY SHOULD ENACT AN ORDINANCE FOR IT. I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE. I COULDN'T FIND ONE. 
          HERE IN THE NEXT COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING AND URGE THEM. YOUR HONOR, I YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING LISTEN, I'M GETTING PULLED RIGHT IN HERE. YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY SHOULD BE PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO TO GOVERNMENT AT OUR LOCAL LEVEL. AND AND THIS IS NEW TO US AS WELL. WE DID REACH OUT AS WELL AS YOU TO UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S IFS EXTENSION. SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM. DOES SAY SHE HAD TOLD US AND PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO YOU AS WELL. STATING THAT THE LANDSCAPE. BUT I STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNTY. 
          ORDINANCES IN THE WAY TO HIS REVELATION, MEANING YOU CAN'T JUST PLANT WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT THEY HAVE A LIST OF. AND THEY WILL ASSIST THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH PLANTING APPROVED PLANTS APPROVED THAT ARE WITHIN THE COUNTY ORDINANCES. SO THESE THESE, THIS INSTEAD OF JUST THROWING WILD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IT IS GOING TO BE POINT CORRECT WITH THE DEMOLITION. BUT I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT CASE, THAT THAT UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE WAS SEPTEMBER 10TH OF LAST YEAR. 
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SO THAT IN THAT CASE AND STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. SO. AND FOR TRANSPARENCY. ABATEMENT THAT WE DID IN NOVEMBER AS PART OF THAT ORDER, WE HAVE NOT HAD A FINAL HEARING ON YET. SO THAT COST OF ABATEMENT HASN'T BEEN IMPOSED YET. WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL. AS IT AS IT RELATES TO THE HOUSE. YEAH. SO WE HAD THE FIRST OVERGROWTH WITH AN UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE. YOU FOUND THEM NOT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OVERGROWTH AT THAT HEARING AND ORDERED US TO ABATE THE NUISANCE, WHICH WE DID IN NOVEMBER. HIS PERMIT WAS SUPPOSED TO EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY. 
          SO WE WENT TO A HEARING UNTIL FEBRUARY ANYHOW. SO INSTEAD OF DOING TWO ASSESSMENTS ON HIM, WE WERE TRYING TO SAVE IT ON ONE. SO JUST IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, THERE'S STILL THAT COST OF ABATEMENT. YEAH. SO I MEAN, WE'D LIKE TO JUST GET EVERYTHING ADDRESSED. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO DO IF WE CAN DO THAT, BUT WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE, BUT YOUR CLIENT HAS SAID HE SPECIFICALLY WOULD NOT SPEAK ABOUT. SO I'M TRYING TO TIP TOE. 
          WELL, I MEAN, I SAW IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT COST OF ABATEMENT BILL. I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT IT BEFORE THE HEARING, SO BUT WHAT IDEALLY WE COULD DO, I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO JUST GET EVERYTHING RESOLVED. WE'LL GET THE PERMIT TODAY. AND WHAT DO WE HAVE A COST ON THE ABATEMENT OF THE PREVIOUS THING. OR IS IT $2,500 WAS ON THE BILL. SO CAN YOU PULL UP CITY VIEW AND SEE. YES. 
          SO WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS THE ABATEMENT FEE IS 2500. AND THERE IS ALSO A FINE ON HERE FOR $505.36. SO HOW DID IT GET TO BE SUCH A WEIRD NUMBER. I'D HAVE TO LOOK. IS THAT INCLUDING SOME INTEREST OR SOMETHING? ALTHOUGH THAT SHOULDN'T BE. IT WAS ENTERED BY SOMEBODY ELSE. I WOULD HAZARD A GUESS. IT'S $500 EVEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FIVE. I MEAN, I SAW 500 IN THE ORDER, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF IS INTEREST. BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE AN. SO WENT AHEAD. WELL, AS IT RELATES TO THE COST OF ABATEMENT, I'M NOT WILLING TO REDUCE THAT BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY EXPENDED THAT MONEY. AND SO I'M NOT. WHAT ABOUT THE 90% RULE ON THIS $500. FINE. WELL, THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, IS THEY STILL HAVE A ACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT. THAT WAS THAT'S ONE OF THE PROVISIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR IT. SECOND TO IT, IT'S NOT MY CALL. I THINK THE ONLY ISSUE OUTSTANDING ON THAT OTHER CASE IS THE UNFIT STRUCTURE. WELL, WE HAVE THIS CASE AND WE HAVE THE UNFIT STRUCTURE. SO WE HAVE TWO. AND ALSO THE ABATEMENT COST AND THE ABATEMENT COST WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID. YES. SURE. SO. BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH I DON'T KNOW IF BEVERLY CAN GIVE SOME GUIDANCE ON WHETHER THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 90%. COMPLIANCE AND NOT BE ABLE. AND THEY WERE PROBABLY NOT BE VIOLATING THE LAW ON THAT. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. YES. I JUST. I'M PUTTING THE MONKEY ON MY BACK. I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD CERTAINLY INCENTIVIZE TO GET, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED TO LOWER IT 90%. YEAH, BECAUSE I, I CAN'T, I CAN'T GRANT A WAIVER ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT SURE THAT I'VE GOT THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT A WAIVER. SO. AND IF IT REQUIRES COMPLIANCE, I'M, I'M NOT PREPARED TO FIND THAT THERE IS COMPLIANCE. SO. NOW YOU YOU WERE MAKING MENTION OF A. SOME SORT OF CONSIDERATION AS TO THE FINE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. IS THAT. 
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YES, YOUR HONOR, THAT I MEAN ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE EVERYTHING TAKES MONEY OUT OF THE POCKET TO PAY FOR THE DEMOLITION, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE ALL WHERE WE ALL ARE TRYING TO GET TO AT THIS POINT. AND SO I WAS CERTAINLY HOPING WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNT. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT I MEAN, WE COULD MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY. WE OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY CAN'T GET IT TORN DOWN. AND YOUR HONOR IS NOT IN A PLACE TO FIND COMPLIANCE. SO OKAY, IF IF MY AGAIN, I'M NOT A MATHEMATICIAN, BUT IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE WAS A $300 INITIAL FINE AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS. 
          IS THAT SO? IT'S MY MATH. CORRECT. AND THAT'S $1,013, CORRECT. OKAY. I THINK 1300. 
          YEAH, YEAH. EXCUSE ME. YEAH. 1300. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. I WAS BETTER AT MATH THAN ANY LAWYER SHOULD BE. YEAH, THAT'S THE REASON I'M A LAWYER AND NOT A MATHEMATICIAN OR AN ENGINEER. 
          OKAY. SO. THE OTHER FINE, THAT WOULD BE $1,800. OKAY. I COULD HELP YOU WITH THE MATH ON THAT DISCOUNT, YOUR HONOR, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. GOT MY CALCULATOR? OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW. 
          10% OF THAT WOULD BE 180 BUCKS, SO. IF THAT WAS. IF IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DISCOUNT, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IT IS BASED ON WHAT THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY SAID, I JUST SO. I THINK, YOUR HONOR, IF THAT'S MISS MCALLISTER'S OPINION AND I RESPECT IT, I'M ASKING YOUR HONOR, TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN MOWED. I BROUGHT PICTURES ASIDE FROM THE AREA IN QUESTION. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE ONLY PATH FORWARD AT THIS POINT WILL BE MINCING HAIRS OTHER THAN THE PLAN THAT WE'VE LAID OUT. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE THAT I HAVE HEARD AND THE TESTIMONY THUS FAR, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE TOTAL FINE TO $200. THAT'S FOR BOTH ACTIONS, MINUS THE INTEREST ACCRUAL FROM I CAN'T I CAN'T SCRATCH THE INTEREST. SO INCLUDE THE INTEREST. SO IT'S IT'S IT'S GOT SOME RESIDUAL INTEREST THERE WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND THAT IS CONDITIONED UPON THE ACQUISITION OF A PERMIT TODAY FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE. AND RELATED OUTBUILDINGS, IF ANY EXIST. THAT. THIS ORDER SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO. SAY THAT THE PRESENT VEGETATION ON THE PREMISES QUALIFIES UNDER THIS FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING LEGISLATION, AND THAT YOU KNOW THAT THAT WILL GOVERN IN THE FUTURE. I MEAN, HE'S YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PLANTS QUALIFYING, WHAT PLANTS DON'T QUALIFY. BUT IN ORDER TO ENJOY. THE NATURALNESS, I GUESS YOU'D SAY OF THE OF THE SITE, THEY'VE GOT TO COMPLY WITH THE, THE LEGISLATION AND THEY'VE GOT TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE CODE AS IT RELATES TO. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, SUNFLOWERS CAN GROW 36IN AND NO MORE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT STILL GOT TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE AS IT RELATES TO COVERED SPECIES OF VEGETATION. ANYTHING ELSE? I DON'T THINK SO. UNLESS YOU WANT TO SET A COMPLIANCE 
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HEARING. NOW, THERE IS A HEARING ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER FOR THE OTHER CASE. SO AS MUCH AS I'VE ENJOYED YOUR COMPANY, IF WE COULD KEEP IT ON THE SAME DATE, THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER. 
          OKAY. FOR BOTH. WELL, FOR WHATEVER MAY. THAT REMAINS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SESSION WILL GO OUT AND FROLIC THROUGH THE FIELDS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOWERS ARE ALMOST PICTURE TIME. 
          SO. ANYWAY, ELSE? YES. OKAY, I'M BACK TO THE FINE CAN. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO 200. THE $500 FINE WAS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH OF 2025. SO IT'S BEEN OCCURRING A YEAR'S WORTH OF INTEREST. DID YOU WANT ME TO TAKE $100 AND ADD A YEAR'S WORTH OF INTEREST? THE OTHER 100 FOR THE OTHER CASE, NO INTEREST. $200. THE $200 STARTS TO RUN TODAY. OKAY. AND THE WELL, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THAT $200 IS PART OF THE $1,300, RATHER THAN TO DEAL WITH THE OLD $500 FINE AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE INTEREST ACCRUED TO DATE ON THE $500 FINE IS WAIVED. OKAY. THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SIMPLIFY THE MATH. 
          AND. AT WORK, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK THEY'RE JUST OWING INTEREST ON $500 FROM THE DATE OF IMPOSITION TO TODAY IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE, AND THEN 200 TODAY, PLUS INTEREST FROM TODAY TO WHATEVER IT'S PAID. SO IF IT'S SAFE TODAY, THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY INTEREST ON WHAT YOU WANTED. IT'S IN MY POCKET. OKAY. YES, YOUR HONOR, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FIELD. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO A LOT OF TITLE WORK, AND THE TITLE COMPANIES ALWAYS TALK ABOUT CROSS ATTACHING. AND ON THE PRIOR CASE ARE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS NOT CROSS ATTACHING? LEADS ME BECAUSE THE WOMAN THAT WANTED TO SELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROPERTY. AND I KNOW WHEN I, WHEN OUR TITLE EXAMINERS PULL AND THEY FIND A CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN, THEY ALWAYS SAY THOSE ARE CROSS ATTACHING TO EVERY PROPERTY. SO ON ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR TOWN, RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD HAVE MADE HER ISSUE STILL A PROBLEM. YEAH. AND MIGHT NOT BE AS SOLID AS SHE THOUGHT IT WAS. RIGHT. YEAH. 
          AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS INSURERS, THEY ALWAYS OVER, RIGHT. 
          THEY'RE PROTECTING THEMSELVES. SO I CLOSED SOMETHING TODAY. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL GET SOME MONEY FROM THAT GUY BECAUSE HE BOUGHT A NEW PROPERTY FOR HIS LIENS TO ATTACH TO. I SENT HIM DOWN FIRST. OKAY. IS THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS OVER TO WONDERFUL BUILDERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU AS WELL. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO EMAIL YOU. OKAY. ON 3175 WOOD VALLEY, WHICH WAS WHICH WAS F. DID YOU IMPOSE THE FINE OR DID YOU THINK IT WAS PRE. THIS I THOUGHT. NUMBER SIX. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE OR WOULD BE IMPOSED. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT BURNED DOWN WASN'T IT. SINCE I SAID IT WOULD BE IMPOSED. IT WILL BE IMPOSED. WILL BE IMPOSED. OKAY. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WEAR A DAISY IN YOUR HAIR NOW, FROLICKING THROUGH THE FIELDS. AS SOON AS I GET OUT OF HERE, I'LL GO GET ONE. IN FACT, I'LL HAVE ONE THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME IN HERE. 
          OKAY. WHICH ONE? WHICH ONE IS NEXT? I BELIEVE WE ARE ON ITEM C AS IN CHARLES, WHICH IS 7113 TIMBER RUN ROAD. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR MAGISTRATE, TIM JUSTICE BAY COUNTY CODE 
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ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR 7113 TIMBER RUN ROAD, KCE20261187. 
          THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST, 2026 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2, IN THE FORM OF ZONING AND LAND USE, RESIDENTIAL OR AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE, AND INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD WILL TAKE OVER FROM THIS POINT. 
          CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THE FIRST PICTURE WE'LL SEE WAS JUST PRIOR TO THE HEARING AND THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH. THIS IS THAT VACANT LOT THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH SEVERAL TIMES. 
          YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THIS WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNER, PHYLLIS HAND STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. 
          THIS FIRST PICTURE IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT FENCE LINE, THERE WAS A THERE'S A SHED THERE THAT'S ON A TRAILER, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN SOME OTHER PICTURES. SO SEVERAL VEHICLES AND SOME PERSONAL PROPERTIES STORED ACROSS THE PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 20 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THEIR INITIAL FINE OF 220 INITIAL FINE OF $25, AND DAILY FINE OF $5 BE IMPOSED FOR TEN DAYS OR TO WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT STILL CONSTITUTE A LEAN OF THE REAL PROPERTY WHICH VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR. A COPY OF THE ORDER WAS INTRODUCED TO THE EXHIBIT BEING CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. AUGUST 14TH. THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE ADDRESS 7113 TIMBER RUN IS IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THERE'S BEEN NO RETURN OF EITHER ITEM CERTIFIED OR REGULAR MAIL. SEPTEMBER 2ND. THE FIRST INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S SOME VEHICLES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY SCATTERED ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THAT'S JUST A SHOT. THE YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE. THEY'RE KIND OF STICKING OUT OF THE BUSHES AND IN THE BACK. YOU. THE CAMERA DOESN'T PICK IT UP. 
          THERE'S THE TOP OF THAT SHED THAT'S ON A TRAILER, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE FINAL PICTURE. I'LL TAKE A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY. I COPIED THE NOTES HERE AND WAS POSTED ON PROPERTY JUNE 18TH, 2026. COPIED. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. THE NOTICE OF HEARING AFFIDAVIT CLERKS AFFIDAVITS WAS INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. SEPTEMBER 14TH. THE FINAL INSPECTION THERE IS WHAT I'VE BEEN SPEAKING OF BEHIND THE BUSHES. FOR SOME REASON, IT'S SUDDENLY A LOT CLEARER. THAT IS SOME KIND OF SHED THAT'S ON A TRAILER THAT WAS ON A PREVIOUS CASE, FROM A DIFFERENT PROPERTY THAT WE DEALT WITH. WHEN WE CLEANED IT, THEY MOVED IT THERE AS MY BEST GUESS ON THAT. THAT'S THE VEHICLE'S GONE. I THINK THEY'RE OFF DRIVING IT AT THAT POINT. IT'S A PERSONAL PROPERTY SCATTERED ACROSS THE PROPERTY, STILL STILL IN VIOLATION. AS YOU KNOW, MISS HAND IS USUALLY HERE FOR EVERY HEARING WE HAVE, UNLESS SHE'S INCARCERATED. SHE IS NOT HERE TODAY. SHE IS AT 5700 STAR LANE. IF WE NEED A NEW ADDRESS FOR HER, THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT THE FUND THAT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS THAT EXISTED UPON THE PREMISES AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OF AUGUST 13TH, 2026, THE. 
          COUNTY, THROUGH STAFF OR BY A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY, IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND REMOVE ANY AND ALL VEHICLES, TRAILERS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THAT PREVIOUS ORDER OF THE 13TH. THE COST OF ABATEMENT AND THE SUBJECT OF FINES ADDRESSED AT A FINAL HEARING AFTER THE ABATEMENT HAS OCCURRED. THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND OR THIS FINAL ORDER WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. HERE IN BAY COUNTY. 
          THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. OKIE DOKIE. THANK YOU MAGISTRATE. 
          THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM DKCE202603065930. KITTY LANE, THIS IS A HEARING FOR 
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COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR THORPE. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE, 5930 PENNY LANE. 
          THIS CASE WENT BEFORE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BAY COUNTY ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17-2 IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, DERELICT VEHICLES AND UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURES. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PROPERTY OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE, THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH ORDER OR A FINE OF $1,000 WILL BE IMPOSED ON COSTS OF. ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTANTLY LEAN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE ARE MY BUILDING INSPECTION PHOTOS. LARGE ACCESSORY AND REAR. HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL AND THE TORNADO. AND A YEAR AGO, AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR HABITATION. TRASH, JUNK, OR UNSECURED POOL WITH STAGNANT WATER. IN THE BACKGROUND, THERE'S THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. NEXT. NOPE. NEXT. SO THERE'S THE POOL. 
          STAGNANT WATER IN IT, JUNK AND TRASH EVERYWHERE. ON AUGUST 14TH, A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED, AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONSE ADDRESS OF 5934 PETTY LANE, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA. THE ADDRESS LISTED IN BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE IS CERTIFIED. MAIL WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. A CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE COPY HEARING. A NOTICE WAS POSTED TO PROPERTY ON JULY 29TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2026. A COPY OF THOSE HEARING WAS HEARING AND OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WERE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 14TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THE FENCE WAS SHUT, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE ROADWAY AND THEY BROUGHT IN AN ADDITIONAL CAMPER. THERE'S NOW FIVE THERE. I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE IN THE BACK SHED STILL THERE. THERE'S A FIFTH ONE TUCKED. THERE'S THREE IN THE FRONT THERE, FIFTH ONE IN THE BACK. AND OF COURSE THAT MAIN ONE AND THAT A FERRARI IS A CORVAIR FOUR DOOR CORVAIR THAT RED. YES. WOW. THAT IS NEW. 
          THAT WAS NOT THE PROPERTY. WHEN WE MADE CONTACT AND WALK THE PROPERTY WITH THE DEPUTIES. AS OF DATE OF HEARING, NO ENGINEERING APPLICATION PERMIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. YESTERDAY, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MISS FALLON THAT RESIDES ON THE PROPERTY STATING THAT THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026 TO A GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED. HOWEVER, THE BANK HAS FORECLOSED ON IT AND A FORECLOSURE SALE OF 92926 AT 11 A.M. IS PENDING, AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND IT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH, 2026, AND THEREFORE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY IS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES. REMOVE THE JUNK, TRASH, DERELICT VEHICLES AND ANY UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURES AS MAY BE IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER OF THE 13TH. SUBJECT TO FINES AND. 
          WELL, A FINE OF $1,000 IS IS IMPOSED TODAY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE TERMS OF THE ORDER. 
          PREVIOUSLY ENTERED AND THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT A SEPARATE HEARING. AT A LATER DATE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM I. ON THE AGENDA IS AN IDA PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3307 EAST BALDWIN ROAD. THIS IS A NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AS IS. IN COMPLIANCE. THIS WAS THE TRAILER PARK THAT HAD FOUR 
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TRAILERS ON IT AND HECK OF A LOT OF STUFF. AND THIS WAS THE THE PICTURES PRESENTED TO YOU FOR THE HEARING. THEY HAD GOTTEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF IT OUT OF THERE, JUST SOME ITEMS STILL REMAINED. THESE WERE PRESENTED TO HEARING. I WANT TO CONTACT ME, WENT BACK ON THE SECOND AND THEN BOYS GOT IT CLEARED OUT THERE. I FOUND PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. POST HEARING. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE TIDBITS I'VE SEEN, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3307 EAST BALDWIN ROAD, HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND IT'S CLOSED. 
          OKAY. ITEM J PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3519 EAST BALDWIN ROAD. AND INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAGISTRATE, THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING. ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS CASE. THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING AS STATED. THIS CASE DID COME BEFORE YOU ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172 IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE, TEMPORARY STRUCTURE JUNK AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THIS HEARING AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AND INTRODUCE EXHIBIT A. THESE ARE PICTURES I TOOK PRIOR TO THE FIRST HEARING. THEY PUT UP THIS. THIS FENCE TO TRY TO HIDE THE THE ITEMS AND JUNK THEY HAVE BACK THERE. BUT THAT. THAT'S. TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, IT WAS A. ONE OF THESE TEMPORARY POP UP CANOPIES THAT. FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED, HER GRANDSONS LIVE THERE AND CREATE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          BUT THEY HAD PUT PLYWOOD AND VISQUEEN, AND ONE OF THEM WAS LIVING IN THERE AMONGST ALL THE JUNK, AND ALL WAS BEHIND THE FENCE. AND HE STARTED ERECTING THAT, THAT PANEL FENCE THERE ON THE BACK PART OF THE PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE DID FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND DAILY FINE OF $25 BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT IN COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL THOSE, OF COURSE, ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, OR UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. AND A COPY OF THE ORDER WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B ON AUGUST 13TH. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER AND NOTICE COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL. RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS OF 3519 EAST BALDWIN ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THAT WAS THE ADDRESS LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED ORDER WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED, UNABLE TO FORWARD THE REGULAR MAIL. 
          NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. THE CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED THIS FILE ON AUGUST 24TH. THE PROPERTIES WERE INSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. STILL SOME JUNK OVER THERE. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE THE TENT BACK THERE AND THEY BROUGHT SOME MORE JUNK BACK IN THE BACK. I GUESS THAT'S MAYBE A POP UP JACUZZI. I GUESS THERE'S THERE'S A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW. IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? THAT OR A BLOW UP JACUZZI? ONE OR THE OTHER? COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON JUNE 27TH OF 2026. A COPY OF THIS NOTICE OF HEARING WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. ON SEPTEMBER THE 3RD, 2026. AFFIDAVITS FOR THE POSTING ARE INTRODUCED INTO EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED ON THIS FILE. ON SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED. REMAINS VIOLATIONS. STILL SOME JUNK. HE'S PUT THAT PANEL BACK. 
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THEY FINISHED THE PANELING THERE. YOU CAN STILL SEE KIND OF THE TIP OF THE STRUCTURE. 
          SPEAKING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA, I KNOW THAT THAT THE GRANDSONS ARE STILL OVER THERE BRINGING IN JUNK AND STUFF AND HAVING ISSUES ON THAT PROPERTY. OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANY ENGINEERING OR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT THE ONLY DERELICT VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S THAT'S SHOWED UP. YES, SIR. THAT THIS TRUCK THAT'S IT'S A U-HAUL TRUCK. OH, OKAY. THAT APPARENTLY KIND OF COMES AND GOES. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME AND GO FROM THIS PROPERTY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THE LADY THAT OWNS IT, IT'S ELDERLY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOES SEEM THAT HER GRANDSONS, ADULT GRANDSONS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER. THIS CASE WAS INITIALLY BROUGHT FORWARD BECAUSE OF A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COMPLAINT FOR THE GUYS LIVING IN THE BACK AND DRUG ACTIVITY. I THINK THERE'S STILL PROBABLY SOME DRUG ACTIVITY GOING ON. AND I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S A CRAP TON OF STUFF BEHIND THAT FENCE. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS, I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORDER OF AUGUST THE 16TH, 2026. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THEREFORE AUTHORIZED EITHER BY STAFF OR BY A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND REMOVE ANY UNFIT OR UNSAFE TEMPORARY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, JUNK, UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AS MAY BE IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO THE PREVIOUSLY ENTERED ORDER OF AUGUST THE 13TH. THE ISSUE OF FINES AND THE ACTUAL COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE, LET'S SEE. WAIT. THERE WILL BE A FINE OF $200 INITIAL FINED $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 SHALL HAVE RUN FOR 20 DAYS. $700 TOTAL. 
          OKAY. IN ADDITION TO THE FINE, THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT A FINAL HEARING. 
          THE COUNTY IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. SO THE FINE IS IMPOSED TODAY. THE FINE IS IMPOSED AS OF TODAY. OKAY. OKAY. I THINK THE LAST REMAINING ON THE AGENDA, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS ITEM K SEVEN. KATHY ITEM WHAT K IS IN? KATHY. OH. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 105 SOUTHEAST AVENUE. THERE IS NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AS IT SAYS HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. OKAY. THIS WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE 13TH. THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE PROPERTY, BUT HE HAS A RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THERE THAT HE HAD REBUILT, HAD TAKEN DOWN THE FENCE, AND THEN EXPOSED A REAR STRUCTURE IN THE BACK THAT THAT HAD SOME ISSUES. AND HE HAD A, A BASICALLY THERE WAS A BUILD AROUND WITH A DECK. AND THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER SAID THAT IT'S THE STRUCTURE IN THE BACK IS FINE. ALL THE DAMAGE THAT WE SAW WAS TO THAT DEBRIS PILE YOU SAW OUT FRONT THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED. ALTHOUGH IT'S IN THE COUNTIES RIGHT THERE. THEN THE CITY CITY PICKED UP ALL THE DEBRIS. HE WAS ABLE SINCE HIS INDUSTRIAL SCREEN AND KEEP ALL THE STUFF. SO HE HE FINISHED HIS FENCE. THE CITY CAME AND PICKED UP THE DEBRIS AND PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY AT 105 SOUTH EAST AVENUE IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, AND THE CASE IS THEREFORE CLOSED. THAT'S IT. I THINK THAT'S IT. YOU AIN'T
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