Gautier council approves abatement at 2104 Hastings Road, places lien on property

The Gautier City Council on June 17 approved a code-enforcement abatement for 2104 Hastings Road, authorizing city cleanup and a financial penalty to be placed as a lien on the property.

Council action came after Planning Director Scott Anderson introduced the request from code enforcement, describing the matter as a standard abatement case. The council voted to approve the abatement and assess “a penalty in the amount of $1,500 or 50% of the actual cost of the cleaning of the property, whichever is more, and shall be placed as a lien on the property,” a motion moved and recorded by Councilman College.

The decision followed council discussion about whether the owner had begun cleanup; Councilman Jackson asked whether any work had started. Anderson said the owner had been contacted and was “in a little bit of communication” but ultimately had “brushed it off.” No public commenters spoke on the item.

By council vote the motion carried and the abatement will proceed with the financial penalty and lien to be recorded. The council did not provide a timeline in the meeting minutes for when city crews would complete the cleanup or for subsequent collection steps.

The action is administrative: it authorizes city code enforcement to abate the nuisance and place the penalty as a lien. The transcript does not record any appeal or follow-up schedule; those procedural steps were not specified during the meeting.