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Neighbors press Scott County supervisors to abate condemned properties on 141st Street
Summary
Several Davenport residents told the Scott County Board of Supervisors the county has not abated long-running public nuisances at two condemned properties on 141st Street and asked officials to remove structures and bill owners for cleanup.
Several Davenport residents urged the Scott County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 15 to take stronger action to abate two long-running condemned properties on 141st Street.
"There's refuse on the property. There's inoperable vehicles," resident Kathleen Castle told the board, saying one structure was posted uninhabitable Jan. 22 of the prior year and both structures are boarded. Castle said she had contacted county planning staff (named in the transcript as Greg) and the administration office (named Debbie) without a satisfactory response and asked the board to use its authority to abate the nuisances and assess cleanup costs to the property owners.
Janine Belderman said she has driven past the properties daily for years and described unsanitary conditions she said included trailers with no working sewer or electric and animals on the property. "We've called places. We've asked people what we can do to get it taken care of," she said.
John Lindbergh said he has seen rats and dead rats near the properties and described a loose metal-roofed shed that "could fly off and hit the neighbor's home," stressing a safety risk for nearby children.
Chair responses during the public-comment period were limited to acknowledgments; the board did not take immediate enforcement action during the meeting. Staff provided an online-option explanation for public comment and invited residents to supply names and addresses when speaking.
The comments placed code enforcement and public-safety issues before supervisors. Residents asked the county to (1) pursue abatement of the structures, (2) remove refuse and inoperable vehicles, and (3) seek reimbursement from property owners for cleanup costs. County staff names were referenced by residents in the transcript but no staff response or formal timeline for enforcement is recorded in the meeting record.
Ending: The board listened to the requests during the public-comment period; the transcript does not record any immediate motion or formal directive to staff on these specific properties during the Jan. 15 meeting.
