Statesboro approves contracts to abate blight; asbestos testing and monitoring contracts cleared
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Summary
Council approved contracts to test and abate asbestos and to monitor and remove multiple demolition-list structures, citing public health, safety and neighborhood rehabilitation goals.
Statesboro approved contracts June 3 to move forward on demolition and code-compliance work for properties on the city's demolition list, including asbestos testing and abatement at an old nursing-home property and a broader monitoring/cleanup contract for multiple structures.
Staff described a required asbestos survey and mitigation before demolition at 31 Lovett Street, calling it an "eyesore" and citing public-health concerns. The low responsive bid for asbestos mitigation was about $70,000, and staff recommended approving that contract so demolition could proceed.
The council recorded support for moving ahead. One council member said the structure had been a health hazard and an eyesore for some time and thanked staff for persistence; the transcript records a voice vote with members responding "Aye" to approve the contract.
Staff also presented a separate contract with J JRD LLC to monitor and address multiple structures on the city demolition list; staff said the contract would include removal of the Lovett property and additional properties needing cleanup or rehabilitation. The code-compliance effort, staff said, seeks both demolition of hazardous structures and rehabilitation where feasible.
The contracts are intended to remove hazards and improve neighborhoods while staff continue to coordinate rehabilitation efforts for salvageable historic properties. The transcript shows routine council approval by voice vote; detailed line-item contract amounts beyond the asbestos bid were not listed in the public transcript.
