Unless written consent to abatement has been received from the property owner, the Board of Trustees of the town shall meet on the day and time specified for the hearing in the notice, which shall be at least ten calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice. The owner shall have the right to be represented by counsel, to present testimony and other evidence and to cross-examine witnesses. If the Board of Trustees determines that the accumulation of trash or weeds has caused the owner’s property to become detrimental to the health, benefit or welfare of the public or a traffic or fire hazard, it shall order that the trash or weeds be abated.
(`85 Code, § 15-17)