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Officer helps handle zoning issues.

Byline: Denise Dick

Sep. 24--BOARDMAN -- It starts with an anonymous letter or phone call to the township zoning office.

What follows is a series of letters, inspections and sometimes court action, trying to get a property owner to fix zoning and maintenance problems.

Some people are more receptive than others.

About a month ago, the zoning department sought reinforcements.

Police Detective Chuck Mound, in uniform and in a cruiser, accompanies Peter Ross, assistant zoning inspector, on his weekly rounds of offending properties.

Ross says it makes a difference. "Most people aren't going to give me any argument now," he said. "They give more attention ...

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