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Booneville works to clean up city
The Booneville police are working to enforce the law requiring people to keep their properties clean.
Police Chief Benjamin Villareal said that holding people accountable for the state of their properties was one of his goals when he took the position in July.
“I wanted to clean the town up and leave it better than when I become chief, Villareal said.
It is an issue that has been escalating.
“It’s been a problem, Villareal said. It’s just been getting worse and worse.
In 2018, the Booneville City Council amended the ordinance and allowed police officers to serve people with letters of warning. Prior to that, the officers could only enforce the ordinance if they received a complaint about the property.