Aspermont faces mounting cleanup costs and looming TCEQ involvement in code enforcement push

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Aspermont City Council members consider legal challenges as well as significant costs associated with clearing waste and debris from properties in violation of city and state codes.
Aspermont City Council members consider legal challenges as well as significant costs associated with clearing waste and debris from properties in violation of city and state codes.

The Aspermont City Council met last week, continuing discussions from April about the city’s multiyear cleanup initiative, while weighing new financial hurdles and the state’s growing interest in local code enforcement.

City Administrator Lorenzo Calamaco reminded the council that last month’s cleanup conversation had been tabled as officials worked to understand their legal footing. In particular,…