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Putnam County extends deadlines for multiple property cleanup cases, requires progress reports
Summary
After follow-up inspections found limited progress, the commission granted 30‑ and 90‑day extensions on several code‑enforcement (day‑of) cases and required regular progress reporting to planning staff or referral back to the day‑of board.
Putnam County commissioners on Monday extended compliance deadlines for several property cleanup cases after planning staff reported limited progress on follow‑up inspections.
Planner Jordan Chapman presented multiple "day of" cases. For cases 2024‑07 and 2024‑08 on North Poplar Fork Road, owner Mr. Carroll told the commission he had equipment and had been working but had travel and health interruptions; commissioners approved a 30‑day extension to the December 16 meeting to allow additional work and review of photographic evidence of progress.
For case 2025‑14 at 45 Ferry Drive, Chapman reported that a compliance period ending Nov. 10 showed little progress. The landowner cited recent hospitalization and ongoing health issues; the commission approved a 90‑day extension with a requirement that the landowner provide 30‑day progress reports to the planning office.
Case 2025‑19 (34 Davy Crockett Lane) was extended for 90 days with monthly reporting to the planning commission after staff noted a week‑by‑week cleanup plan submitted by the owners. Case 2025‑22 (139 Tiger Lane) showed recent activity over the prior four days; commissioners referred that case back to the day‑of board for the board to continue processing rather than taking immediate commission action.
Commissioners emphasized the county’s preference to see demonstrable progress before ordering contracted cleanup and noted that failure to comply could result in the county hiring a contractor to complete the work and placing a lien on the property to recover costs.
The decisions set distinct timelines and reporting requirements for each case and will be revisited at future meetings as required by the planning office.
