The City of Raleigh has started issuing fines to residents who violate water-use restrictions as central North Carolina continues to deal with severe drought conditions.
City officials said two fines have already been issued to one person for repeated violations.
“This is what I think they would say in law enforcement as a repeat offender, and that is very frustrating,” said Raleigh Water Assistant Director Ed Buchan. “The message here is that this is a shared critical resource that we all have to use every day.”…