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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2013 01:51
Stored moving trucks fail to comply with Borough Code
By Earl Bugaile
North Charleroi Borough Council members say they have run out of patience with a borough resident and former business owner and will cite him for violations of the Borough Code.
By Earl Bugaile
North Charleroi Borough Council members say they have run out of patience with a borough resident and former business owner and will cite him for violations of the Borough Code.
At issue is property owned by Vladimir Kash of Short Street, who has a number of tractor trailer trucks parked in front of his house and on his property. The vehicles, several of which, do not have current inspection stickers, were used in Kash’s long-inactive moving business. The trucks have sat abandoned and in disrepair for a number of years. The issue has drawn a number of complaints from other borough residents.
“We have been more than fair with you for a long time,” Councilman Steve Hega told Kash, who appeared near the end of the council meeting. “We are going to have to start issuing citations.”
Hega is also the Borough’s Code Enforcement Officer.
“You are going to have to find a place where you can store (those vehicles)” said Borough Solicitor Christine Cardinale, who is also the deputy code enforcement officer. “There are parking lots and other places where they can be kept.”
Cardinale said problems with vehicles parked on Kash’s property “have been going on for at least 17 years.” She said the borough has been more than cooperative with Kash, who said he “is trying” to sell or remove the vehicles, but he has had little success. Kash said he was appearing before the council and mayor to seek a little more time to move the vehicles.
Kash’s property has come under scrutiny again as the borough renews its efforts to cite property owners who fail to comply with borough code in maintaining their properties. A number of letters have been sent to residents advising them they are in violation, and setting a 30-day period before they are cited and fined.
“You realize you are well beyond then 30-day limit,” Hega told Kash. “Time and our patience is running out. We can’t do this much longer. It’s unfair to the other residents.”
Kash said this is his “busy season” and he hasn’t had time to either sell or find a place for the vehicles.
Following the meeting, Cardinale said there are “seven or eight” of the trucks and trailers parked on the street or on Kash’s property. She said four of the vehicles have expired inspection stickers. “We’ve been more than fair to Mr. Kash for many years,” she said.
If cited for being in violation of Borough Code, Kash could face fines for as long as the vehicles remain on the property.
In action taken at the regular monthly meeting, council approved payment of the borough’s share of $1,065 to the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, and approved an agreement with PennDOT for snow removal on the new John K. Tener Bridge.
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