Selectmen: judge gave property owner deadline to clean up, town may return to court if not complied

The Selectmen discussed enforcement steps in a long-running code-compliance matter involving a property owner identified in the meeting as Mr. Kayden.

The Chair said a judge on June 14, 2019 gave Mr. Kayden until the end of August to complete cleanup and allow the town to perform an on-site inspection. "If Mr. Caine doesn't comply with the judge back ball was instructed by the judge to file for a court date and will be granted immediately," the Chair said, summarizing the judge's direction to the town.

The board reported certified letters were sent to two other individuals (Jeff Phillips and Adam Brooks) asking them to be present at the July 8, 2019 meeting; the chair said receipts for those certified letters had not yet been returned. The transcript records additional neighborhood complaints (parking hazards, altercations) described by the chair as part of the underlying enforcement concerns; no final enforcement action was recorded during the meeting.