Police to Assume Code Enforcement Responsibility

  The Cramerton Police Department will begin aggressive enforcement of the Town’s General Code of Ordinances beginning May 21.  The department has increased its membership to allow for the dedicated enforcement of the Town’s Code.

At their May 1 meeting the Cramerton Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to shift primary responsibility of enforcing the Town’s General Code of Ordinances to the Cramerton Police Department.  Previously, the responsibility of enforcing the Town’s Code rested within the office of the planning and zoning department.  An increase in proposed and approved development within the town placed the one-man planning and zoning department in a position that caused a backlog of codes complaints.

Cramerton Police Chief, Greg Ratchford, described the new responsibility as a challenge for the department, one that his agency is looking forward to accepting.  “We will certainly meet this challenge head-on.” Ratchford said.  The department has assigned Officer Corey Debbold to undertake the task of Code Enforcement.  Chief Ratchford described Debbold as dedicated and highly capable of the new assignment. 

The Cramerton Police Department has established a mission statement and prepared initial goals for the Code Enforcement Unit.  A new brochure explaining the Code Enforcement process is currently being printed, and will be available within a few weeks, along with new Civil Citations that will be issued to violators.  A new link has already been placed on the Cramerton Police Department’s website, at www.cramertonpd.org, and allows for the electronic submission of Code complaints.  The department’s Code Enforcement Officer can be reached at 704.824.7964.