A judge has issued an order giving the City of Bisbee the green light to abate a Yuma Trail property that has had mounds of clutter collected on the property.

Justice of the Peace/Bisbee City Magistrate, Janus Poppe, issued the minute entry order January 3. The order states the city may make entry onto the Yuma Trail property to abate it based on city code section 9.4.2, littering and maintaining junk. City Code section 9.4.2 states, “No person shall maintain litter or junk on any public or private property except as authorized in connection with the operation of a lawful junkyard, waste transfer station, recycling operation, or similar licensed business or except as expressly allowed under the City of Bisbee Zoning Regulations and provided that all such materials are maintained in a manner that does not constitute a hazard to public health and safety.”

According to the order the city has 120 days from the date of the order to complete the abatement…..read full story (online subscribers only)