From the Chief's Desk

Keeping Elgin beautiful and clean is important and necessary for quality of life and continued growth.

With that being said, I want to address some issues in town in reference to a couple of town ordinance violations.

Many, many years ago, our Town Council along with the Police Department, passed two ordinances that help keep our town clean, safe and desirable for us that live here and for our visitors.

These ordinances are; Maintenance of Property (sect. 72.09) and Vehicles (sect. 40.01). A brief description of Maintenance of Property- responsibility of the owner / occupants of lots, area or property in town, keep them clean of rubbish, debris, unsightly weeds, grass, material, and other unhealthy growths, or conditions that constitute a public nuisance. Vehicles ordinance-vehicle use, storage and parking. Unlawful to park or store unlicensed vehicle(s) or vehicle parts for more than 72 hours on any lot or parcel in the town limits.

We are not the only town that has and enforces these ordinances, almost every town, city and county have some type of property maintenance law(s) that helps keep them beautiful and safe.

You can find the full description of these ordinances and penalties on our town website, (https://www.townofelginsc. com/forms/).

So please do your part to keep, and report any property maintenance issues in the Town of Elgin.