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Marion County

Community Pulse

What residents are talking about in Marion County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.

Filtered to Public Safety

36 topics in public safety

Public Safety

Code enforcement lien releases

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
Public Safety

Lien release 9.3

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
Public Safety

Lien release 9.1

1 commentLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
Public Safety

Property maintenance and code enforcement

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
Public Safety

Lien release 9.2

1 commentLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
Public Safety

Private shooting range (261005SU)

2 opposed
2 commentsLast discussed Oct 26, 2026
Public Safety

Speeding and cut-through traffic

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
Public Safety

Commission appreciation

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
Public Safety

Code enforcement foreclosure (8.1)

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Oct 6, 2026
Public Safety

Forest Library dumping and Dust Bowl maintenance

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Oct 6, 2026
Public Safety

Government accountability

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Sep 15, 2026
Public Safety

Constitutional Governance Concerns

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Sep 1, 2026
Public Safety

Mary Camp Code Enforcement

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Sep 1, 2026
Public Safety

Animal Services Enforcement Leadership

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Sep 1, 2026
Public Safety

Smoke shops, alcohol sales, and property maintenance

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Aug 26, 2026
Public Safety

Code Enforcement Board / mowing maintenance

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Aug 18, 2026
Public Safety

Turkey Landing / Greenway access

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Aug 18, 2026
Public Safety

ATV trespass

3 concerned
3 commentsLast discussed Aug 18, 2026
Public Safety

Kratom regulation

8 opposed
8 commentsLast discussed Aug 18, 2026
Public Safety

Code enforcement lien release

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Aug 4, 2026
Public Safety

Code enforcement and community cleanup

1 commentLast discussed Aug 4, 2026
Public Safety

Del Webb / Dunnellon property maintenance

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jul 21, 2026
Public Safety

Code enforcement foreclosure and lien release

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jul 7, 2026
Public Safety

Dunnellon property maintenance (general public comment)

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jul 7, 2026
Public Safety

Release of code enforcement lien (item 9.1)

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jul 7, 2026
Public Safety

Solfan aquamation facility

1 opposed2 concerned
3 commentsLast discussed Jun 17, 2026
Public Safety

Maricamp area maintenance and code concerns

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jun 16, 2026
Public Safety

Towing rates

1 supportive1 concerned
2 commentsLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Firefighter contracts 9.1/9.2

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Missing persons / Sara Ebersole case

3 concerned
3 commentsLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Sara Ebersole case / jail conditions

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Public safety / trafficking concerns

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Firefighter contracts / county property maintenance

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Missing persons and jail deaths

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Public conduct / firefighter raises

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
Public Safety

Code enforcement — tires, dumping and squatters

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed May 19, 2026

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