City officials ask residents for help in clean-up effort

"Diboll is a city that we can all be proud of; however, more needs to be done to clean up the unsightly conditions around the city. There are a large number of dilapidated buildings, junked vehicles, weedy lots and other conditions that are not pleasant to look at." said City Manager Kenneth Williams.

The City of Diboll will be focusing on beautifying the city and making it even more pleasant to live. Through citizen education and active enforcement the city will be ridding the city of eyesores that have existed for too long.

"Some citizens are doing all that they can to make their neighborhood pleasant to live, while adjacent property owners are not taking the same positive attitude and letting unsightly conditions to continue existing beside them", said Williams. "These nuisances must be abated as to protect the property values of all citizens of Diboll. We also realize, however, that some of these problems are caused by absentee landowners."

The city is asking all citizens to take proper care to make sure that their property is clear of falling down buildings, weedy lots, junked vehicles and other problems. If these problems are not corrected then property owners will be notified by the city to resolve the problem and given a certain time period to do so. If the problems are not corrected the city may take action to correct the problem, bill the property owner for all cost (place a lien upon property if the bill is not paid) or file a complaint in municipal court for a possible fine.

Of course the city's goal is to gain voluntary compliance and for all citizens to have pride in the city. The stringent methods are for those who refuse to correct the problems.

If you have a junked vehicle, dilapidated building, weedy lot or unsightly condition to report in your neighborhood please report the condition to Diboll City Hall at 829-4757.