Upon the advice of Mountain Home City Attorney Roger Morgan, an issue of a collapsed billboard off Bomber Boulevard will be referred to Baxter County Circuit Court.
The action came Tuesday evening during a meeting of the city council’s administrative committee.
City Clerk Brian Plumlee says the billboard collapsed in April in the midst of a thunderstorm, with the owner choosing to re-erect the structure in apparent violation of a city ordinance. The ordinance referenced notes “re-erection of an existing sign rendered unfunctional is specifically prohibited as customary maintenance.
Plumlee says the violation was made known to the owner the following day by city officials, with a code enforcement officer issuing a ticket.
Morgan advised the committee the matter should be referred to circuit court. The committee unanimously agreed.
The committee did not take any action on a second item of business on the agenda regarding interdepartmental fees.
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