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Board orders emergency action after panels fall from 5217 Homan Ave.; status set for next week
Summary
Hammond City staff said building panels fell during high winds and an environmental report found extensive mold; enforcement staff said they will proceed under IC 36-7-9-9 and owners and staff will report back at a status hearing next Thursday.
Hammond City’s Board of Public Works and Safety on May 29 heard that the city may take emergency action to secure and/or remove hazardous exterior panels at 5217 Homan Avenue and set a status update for next Thursday.
City staff said the building, currently subject to an active demolition order, has large exterior panels that came loose in recent high winds and that an environmental report found extensive mold that may limit repair options. Mr. Kearney, the enforcement authority under the Unsafe Building Act, told the board he is “considering taking emergency action under section a of 36-7-9-9” and is obtaining contractor quotes to secure or remove unsecured materials.
Why it matters: staff said the loose panels pose an immediate public-safety hazard downtown and that the property had been the subject of prior…
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