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County committee refers dilapidated‑property abatement and routine budget items to full court

Washington County County Services Committee · January 7, 2026

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Summary

The committee referred a resolution to abate a burned, dilapidated structure at Nob Hill Loop to the full quorum court and placed several budget appropriation ordinances (library, drug court grant, DEM, circuit court) on the consent agenda for full‑court consideration.

The County Services Committee voted to refer a county attorney‑sponsored resolution that would authorize the abatement of an unsanitary, burned structure at 19443 Nob Hill Loop to the full quorum court. Staff reported drone photos showing significant debris and signs of recent occupancy; outreach to the out‑of‑state owner produced no response to a December notice, and the county attorney summarized the statute and the legal process for notice and lien placement.

Justice Lines moved that the matter be sent to the full court with a do‑pass recommendation; justices discussed methods to calculate cleanup costs, whether to use county crews or solicit bids, and precedent from city code‑enforcement action. County attorney staff said the statute allows a lien for materials and permitted costs and that the county would provide required notice and follow county‑court processes.

Separately, the committee added and referred several routine budget ordinances to the consent agenda for full‑court action: an insurance reimbursement for the county library (approx. $30,678.93) to be appropriated to the library fund; an anticipated drug‑court grant appropriation ($82,951); DEM revenue of roughly $5,439.13 from home‑game services; and a small circuit‑court appropriation to drug court of about $5,885. Those items carried on unanimous committee votes to place them on the full quorum court consent agenda.

Next steps: the abatement resolution and the consent‑agenda ordinances will be included in the full quorum court packet for formal action; if abatement proceeds, the county will issue statutory notices and may place a lien on the property for any cleanup costs.