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Canton city ordinances in violation, costing taxpayer dollars

(ABC 6 News) - The city of Canton in Fillmore County, just south of Harmony, is having issues with nuisance properties, or what they call "eyesores." The problem doesn't stop there, these places are violating city ordinances and taxpayer dollars are being spent to fight these people in court. While the city of Canton wants to convince them to clean up the places voluntarily, some need some legal persuasion from the judge. Even the smallest of towns with just 350 people have ordinances. "The average person might think why is it so difficult to get someone in town to clean up? It's not as simple as it might sound," Canton City Administrator, Brock Bergey, said. Canton residents are taking their frustrations to social media. The main thing they want is for their town to look nice when people drive through their streets. "So that small-town mentality is very much valued and appreciated, but at the same time, just because we are a small town doesn't mean that Ok we can just do whatever we want because this is communal living. What affects one person affects another person," Bergey said. Now it's affecting the whole town. After several warnings and fines to five personal properties, that the city calls nuisance properties, the issues is now playing out in court. Which, Bergey says, is not the goal. "We seek voluntary compliance. However in some cases after a while when push comes to shove that's the choice that the city council has made." Things like abandoned vehicles or unlicensed vehicles, overgrown lawns, piles of debris and tires are outlined in city ordinances. "We're not being nit-picky here. We're not telling you that your grass is just a little too tall or you need to put trim on that window, these are the obvious things that are more so just the basics of being a responsible homeowner," Bergey said. In a small town like Canton, they do not have a large budget. So taxpayer dollars are going toward court fees. "We don't want a few properties to portray an image that really isn't representative of who we are," Bergey said. Bergey says these are dollars that shouldn't have to be spent and what the city is doing isn't different from most communities in southern Minnesota. He also says this isn't out of reason for what is expected of anyone in any other community. What is expected is for owners to follow the rules and take the burden off their neighbors.