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<br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: First of all, did you say that, as it says here, Kiran just needs to get laid? <br /> <br />Mr. Northrop: I’m sorry. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: There’s a statement here that it was inquired as to why the Pickens were given the <br />violation and you stated, oh, Kiran just needs to get laid. <br /> <br />Mr. Northrop: I did not. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Okay. And was there any discussion about, from you with other neighbors as was <br />overheard about, oh, maybe you all should get together and do something about the Pickens, <br />because you had just mentioned that others in the area were perhaps not happy with the Pickens. <br /> <br />Mr. Northrop: I was aware of a Notice of Violation that had a series of ordinances that had been <br />violated. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Okay, but the question is, were you involved in that specific discussion that I had <br />mentioned? <br /> <br />Mr. Northrop: No sir, not in that manner. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: In what manner? <br /> <br />Mr. Northrop: I will elaborate sir. I was aware of a Notice of Violation again with a series of <br />ordinances that had been violated on that parcel and that was given to the Pickens by Warren <br />Lee, our Director of DPW and it was he that was going to be fining the Pickens at a rate of $500 <br />rd <br />per day after the 3 of December 2012. I had two purposes that morning when I drove up the <br />private road and one was to see if they had started removing the material that they didn’t, it <br />wasn’t, we weren’t requiring that they got a grading permit. For the volume of material it would <br />normally be a requirement if you were to move that much material around to get a grading <br />permit, but we wanted that stream cleared so at that point I was going by to see if they had <br />started that work. As I turned around in the cul-de-sac there was a dog in the way and I came to <br />a stop. Mrs. Thompson had indicated roll your window down, and whatever, and I said well, <br />move the dog, and she said, well hey, we just put on a cup of coffee had you had, you want to <br />come in for a cup of coffee, and I said well, I haven’t had a break yet so I parked my car and <br />went in. When I was in their house, I was asked very pertinent questions regarding, they were <br />aware of the overburden that had happened on the Pickens parcel. They had concerns that had <br />been brought up to my Department’s attention regarding blocking of flood drainage way and <br />they asked me pointed questions about that. When is the County going to take effect? I said <br />well, we’re doing the best we can. We’ve been trying to work with the Pickens and at this point <br />because it is public knowledge that they had been issued a Notice of Violation. It’s in our record <br />and our records can be easily attained. Then it was a matter of understanding ordinance. They <br />said, well, you know, if they, evidentially these people aren’t willing to move that material out of <br />the way and stop the blockage of the floodway then what can be done about this? And I said <br />well, as it says in the ordinance, then the County would be obligated to come in and/or get a <br />contractor to come in, at that point at the County’s expense to get that flood channel cleared. <br /> <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />