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Owner cites EPA soil sampling; inspector and owner agree phased repair schedule for 1101 East Powell Avenue
Summary
After inspecting 1101 East Powell Avenue and reviewing an EPA soil-sampling email and a structural engineer's report, inspector Mark Lukey and owner Nicholas Mammonville negotiated a phased plan and timetable that the commission accepted for progress reporting.
Evansville — A contentious March 20 hearing over 1101 East Powell Avenue addressed both interior structural problems and a separate soil lead-sampling result from a federal agency. Inspector Mark Lukey said the house had been stripped to the studs, had “holes in the sub floor that go straight to the basement,” visible signs of vagrant activity and structural concerns including missing mortar and loose bricks. He also testified that sampling results sent to him by the owner showed elevated lead levels in the front yard soil.
Owner Nicholas Mammonville told the commission he had received an EPA letter noting lead concentrations “above the parts per million that they deem acceptable” in a front-yard sample and said that letter had prevented him from beginning exterior or yard-disturbing work. Lukey said his reading of that correspondence…
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