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growth,or to abate a stagnant pool of water. The fire Section 0) Notices required pursuant to this section chief or director may also seek enforcement pursuant shall be served in the following manner: to section (e). Personally on any owner as defined in this section or on the contact person specified pursuant to paragraph Section(g)Expenses—The owner of a vacant or fore- (c) (9); or, closing property who fails to obtain a certificate of building closure as required herein, shall be liable to Left at the last and usual place of abode of any owner, the Town of Mashpee for expenses incurred by the or contact person as specified pursuant to paragraph Town of Mashpee in securing such property, for (c)(9),if such place of abode is known and is within or removing rubbish and overgrowth and/or for abating without the commonwealth; or, stagnant pools of water. The director shall provide the owner with a written statement of all costs associated By certified or registered mail, return receipt with inspecting, securing, and marking the property, requested, to any owner, or the contact person speci- and removing rubbish or overgrowth,or abating stag- fied pursuant to paragraph (c) (9). nant pools of water. If the owner fails to pay or reim- burse the town of Mashpee within seven days of Motion: Motion made to change ordinance to notice of expenses the Town of Mashpee shall draw bylaw. down upon the bond paid by the owner as required in subsection 10, above. If there is no bond available, Motion to change ordinance to bylaw passes by the director shall record the notice of claim in the hand count 62 to 58. {county} District Registry of Deeds (or the Land Court Department) forthwith, establishing a lien on Amended motion to indefinitely postpone made at the property for the balance due 9:10 PM. Section(h)No owner of a vacant or foreclosing prop- Amended motion to indefinitely postpone passes at erty shall allow said property to become or remain 9:15 PM. unsecured, or to contain an accumulation of rubbish, or to contain overgrowth,or to have a stagnant pool of Town meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM. water. If it appears that any vacant or foreclosing property is unsecured, contains rubbish, overgrowth, or a stagnant pool of water, the director shall send i written notification to the owner, requiring that they owner promptly secure the property,remove the rub- bish or overgrowth, or abate the stagnant pool of r" water. 111 If the owner fails to comply with any order issued pur- suant to this provision (h), the fire chief or director may immediately seek to obtain the proceeds secured by the bond filed pursuant to paragraph(c) (11)herein and shall enter upon the premises and cause the prop- erty to be inspected, secured, and marked, or to remove rubbish, overgrowth, or stagnant pools using said proceeds. Section (i) All unsecured vacant or foreclosing prop- erties shall be immediately referred to the director for a determination relative to whether the property is a nuisance or dangerous pursuant to chapter 139 and procedures promulgated thereunder. 74