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Council proposes maintenance ordinance

The Three Forks City Council approved first readings of ordinance that authorizes the city to take action when city residents neglect to remove weeds on their property and a resolution of intent proposing changes to the tax assessment methods for street maintenance district #1 at its June 28 meeting, following the approval of changes to the tax assessment methods of the city's street lighting district in May.

The city will levy the cost of removing weeds as a special tax against the property, adding an administrative fee and a penalty for the violation to the charge.

If a property owner al...