Anderson City safety board orders cleanup for three properties, sets deadlines and follow-up inspections

The Anderson City Safety Board reviewed three property-compliance items and issued cleanup deadlines or directions at the meeting.

1523 Arrow Avenue: The board reported the container home at 1523 Arrow Avenue will be removed the following day and noted the contractor has kept in contact with staff. The board accepted the site review and indicated no further action was required at the meeting unless the contractor failed to complete the removal.

Property of Richard Glass (woodland garden): Resident Richard Glass spoke to the board, apologized for his repeated attendance at hearings and described difficulty understanding prior cleanup requirements. Glass said he had hired help and had been working “for the last 4 days.” Board staff and members explained the expectation that the woodland garden be cut down, reseeded to sod, and that overgrowth be maintained below 12 inches unless otherwise specified. The board made a motion to require cleanup by the board’s next safety meeting; the transcript records a motion setting a completion timeframe tied to the next safety-board meeting (identified in the transcript as September 8). The board initially referenced 10 days; staff later corrected that to 14 days in a follow-up clarification.

1019 West Post Road (Thomas Shea): Owner Thomas Shea disputed prior contractor removal actions and said tools and items were removed during a cleanup he contests. Neighbors and staff urged full compliance. The board made a motion that Thomas Shea have 10 days to clean up 1019 West Post Road; that motion was seconded and a roll call recorded affirmative votes. Later in the discussion staff corrected the timeframe to 14 days to the next safety-board meeting; the board gave Shea a paper with the deadline and advised staff would follow up.

The transcript records several exchanges clarifying what constitutes compliance (e.g., removal of overgrowth, re-sodding, and that trees/ornamental plantings below 12 inches might remain). Staff members (identified by first name in the transcript) told residents that staff and board members would meet on-site if needed to clarify requirements. The board did not specify fines or immediate contractor cleanup dates beyond noting that, if owners do not comply, the city may move forward with cleanup and assess costs to the property (a prior year cleanup had been converted to a judgment and placed on taxes for one property).