The City of Iola is getting tough with repeat nuisance offenders.

 

A city ordinance is set to be up for discussion by the Iola Council next week. The ordinance would strengthen compliance measures and give the City more authority when it comes to getting residents to clean up their yards. The measure would add a clause to the existing ordinance that would allow city workers to go onto a resident's property, clean up any debris, and then bill the property owner should the resident not comply with a court order to do the clean up themselves.

 

City officials say that fines alone are not enough to ensure compliance for some repeat offenders. If the property owner does not pay the bill for the clean-up, the ordinance would also place that debt on the property.

 

The ordinance will be up for a vote at the Council's next meeting in Iola.