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Scott County advisory panel reviews multi-year nuisance at 3111 South Big Ox Road, urges commissioners to pursue court action
Summary
The Scott County Advisory Plan Commission reviewed a three-year property-maintenance case at 3111 South Big Ox Road, identified an error in prior enforcement paperwork and recommended that county commissioners resend corrected notice and seek a judge's order if the owner does not clean the property.
The Scott County Advisory Plan Commission on Feb. 11 discussed a long-running nuisance at 3111 South Big Ox Road and recommended that county commissioners correct a faulty notice and pursue judicial enforcement if the owner fails to comply.
Tim Bruner, an environmentalist with the Scott County Health Department, outlined the department's role and limits. He said the health department can act on vegetation and some sanitation issues — "If it's above 8 inches, we can send our mowers" — but that the county's unsafe-building ordinance assigns authority over repair or demolition to the Scott County Board of Commissioners: "The Board of County Commissioners shall be authorized to administer and enforce this section and to proceed under…
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