I realize Dr. Jones' frustration, but the cases that take this long are out of the ordinary. (Violations) are criminal actions and the defendants have the right to an attorney and right to a defense.

When Dr. Jones went outside that morning (April 17) he saw a lot of cars when he expected everyone to be gone. There are two unrelated people now living in the house, but they will have friends over. We have people ride by there from time to time, just to check on it.

We're interested in compliance, which is what the neighbors seem to want. Some want punishment, but that's not always the best thing.

All of the violations reported in 2005 have been closed and zero cases went to court in 2004. Since then, we are looking at the cases more and more closely and not ignoring the rules.

If we don't hear from the property owner, we monitor their home to see if something leads us to believe they are violating the ordinance. Then, we go to court and file for a search warrant. We'll look at names on prescriptions or the license plates at the homes, see if they are from several different counties or states, to identify how many people are living in the home.

We'll meet with the council and let them know how much the bids are for and how much the interchange will cost. If the bids are outrageous, say $15 million, that's when we'll have to go back to the drawing board because we couldn't draw that much extra money from other projects.