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Residents raise concerns over demolition, asbestos testing and code enforcement at Sedalia council meeting
Summary
Multiple residents urged the City Council to pause or revise demolition practices, demanded clearer asbestos testing and abatement protocols, and criticized the city's code-enforcement process and legal costs during public comments.
Several residents used the public-comment portions of the March 17 Sedalia City Council meeting to press the council on demolition procedures, asbestos and lead testing, and broader code-enforcement practices.
At the budget hearing, Debbie Covington, who gave her address as 2601 East 12th Street, asked the council to remove demolition funding from the budget or delay demolitions until the city implements better environmental testing protocols. “In recent events with DNR stepping in and stopping the home demolitions because you all don't properly test for asbestos and…
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