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B.C. city rescinds fines for living in RV on farm, won’t go after others

Lee and Sondra Watkins faced nearly $2,800 in penalties for contravening a Vernon bylaw
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Lee and Sondra Watkins will not have to pay nearly $2,800 in fines for living in their RV on family-owned property in Vernon. (change.org)

Fines levied against a Vernon family for living on a farm in a fifth wheel contradicting city bylaws have been rescinded by council.

The city decided Monday that nearly $2,800 fines accumulated by Lee and Sondra Watkins will not be enforced in the wake of an earlier decision to allow secondary residents to live on property in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

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Roger Knox

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