Corinth cracks down on junk vehicles

Reported by: Julee Brown
Email: jbrown@wtva.com

CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) - The City of Corinth has had enough with the same junk vehicles just sitting. The final notice sent out this week gives residents 10 days to do something about these vehicles that have littered lawns for months and even years.

"We originally gave residents (a long grace period) a 30 day notice. But now that period of grace is shorter," said Kim Ratliff with Community Development and Planning.

Ratliff defined a junk vehicle as any vehicle not working, without a current license plate and a current inspection sticker.

Homeowner Larry Nelms is glad to know the city is cracking down and cleaning up the neighborhoods.

"In the last three months, there have been wreckers running just removing junk cars and unsightly sores to the public," Nelms said.

Mr. Nelms repairs and restores lawnmowers. While he's somewhat in the junk businesses, you wouldn't know it by the organization of his garages.

"The junk lawnmowers are fenced away so the public can't see it," said Nelms.

The city hopes that the residents receiving the letter will conceal their junk like Mr. Nelms or remove it all together to prevent further action.

The offense is considered a misdemeanor with a fine ranging from $10 to $100 per day.

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