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I want to thank you all for collaborating with each other to go through this extremely hot summer season. As we step into the new school year, I hope and pray that our students will have a wonderful and safe time in school.
I want to thank everyone that tried to give back to their community, especially for the kids going back to school. This summer was a busy one, with lots of fun events and activities due to the opening up after the past pandemic. Let us also remember that Covid-19 is still out there and the new Monkeypox virus. If you have not been vaccinated yet, it is not too late to do so.
Thank you to all who made the City’s Back to School Supplies Giveaway and National Night Out event a success and to all the staff who worked very hard and diligently to make it one to remember.
As you know summer is ending, and we are heading into fall. We are still in the peak of the
hurricane season, so please take advantage of the information that is out there on pertaining to those of you that have trees to trim or preparedness for any disasters that would occur. Feel free to contact the City by going to the new website for all your hurricane preparedness updates, applications for funding assistance, childcare, tree trimming, minor
home repairs, first time home buyers, free paint, the calendar of meetings, food distribution programs, etc.
To locate your city leaders, you can do so by getting their contact information online. Please use all information at your disposal. You may contact me at any time at 954-477-2943 or at jsmith@cityofwestpark.org
ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS
City Extends Code Enforcement Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty Program
The City of West Park has established a period of Code Enforcement Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty that would address the back-log of liens on record/daily fines accruing and sought to provide relief to the property owners. Also, this Code Enforcement Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty Program will be beneficial in achieving the goal of compliance and it will further serve a public benefit by increasing property value throughout the city. The following are the City’s criteria for the Code Enforcement Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty Program:
1. Applications will be accepted from now until July 31,
2023 and payment of all liens must occur prior to July 31, 2023.
2. All property violations on the property must be in compliance and there cannot be any other active code enforcement cases with ongoing violations on the subject property owner in the City.
3. All Unsafe Structures Board liens on any property owned by the property owner in the City must be paid in full prior to being approved for participation in the program.
4. Eligible liens or fines must exceed $1,000 and the liens or fines must not have been under an order of the City’s Special Magistrate to reduce the subject liens or fines.
5. The property owner must submit a Code Enforcement Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty Program Application and Participation Agreement for each lien or fine on the property by July 31, 2023. The property owner shall pay a $75 non-refundable application fee per property.
6. After verifying that the property owner is eligible for participation in the program, the City will approve the application and administratively reduce the amount required to satisfy the eligible liens or fines to fifteen percent (15%) of the face value of the liens or fines, plus the cost of lien preparation and recording.
7. The property owner must pay the City by cashier’s check or money order only and the total sum of the following must be paid by July 31, 2023:
a. The reduced value of the eligible lien(s) or fine(s)
on the property; and/or
b. The unreduced face value of any lien under $1,000;
and/or
c. The full amount due for any lien or fine that was
reduced by order of the Special Magistrate; and/or
d. The cost per lien of lien preparation and recording
8. After the property owner has paid the total sum due prior to July 31, 2023, the city will execute and record a release of lien(s).
9. Failure of the property owner to pay the total sum due to July 31, 2023 shall result in the approved lien reductions being null and void, and the property will be liable for the
entire face value of the liens(s) or fines(s) as if no reductions had ever been imposed.
For more information about the Code Enforcement
Liens and Accrued Fines Amnesty Program, please call
City Hall at 954-989-2688, Ext. 209.
