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Commissioners impose fines, set compliance deadlines in three property‑code cases
Summary
At the June 16 meeting the Dubois County Commissioners imposed a $560 cost‑reimbursement fee in a trash‑court case, assessed a $500 fine for a dilapidated property and directed the owner of an unsafe structure to submit a compliance plan; all motions carried unanimously.
The Dubois County Commissioners on June 16 moved to enforce compliance and assess modest fines in three property‑code matters brought to the board.
In Trash Court for Case 2023‑0720‑P, Solid Waste Management Director Carla Striegel‑Winner reported partial cleanup at the Kippenbrock property: visible vehicles had been registered and moved but only one of four prior recommendations was fully completed. Lance and Cynthia Kippenbrock said more time was needed. The board unanimously approved a motion to impose a $560 reimbursement fee payable to the auditor’s office within 30 days, require full compliance by July 16, 2025, and have the matter return to the commissioners on July 21, 2025.
Health Department Environmental Specialist Christina Pierini reported no work had been completed at the Slotten property at 5398 N. Main Street. Owner Rob Slotten told the board his contractor expects to begin later in the week and estimated about 20 hours of work. The commissioners unanimously imposed a $500 reimbursement fine payable within 30 days and ordered Slotten to have the work completed by July 2, 2025, or the county will remove the building at his expense; the matter will be revisited at the July 7 meeting.
Pierini also described complaints about the O’Connell property on W. Haysville Road — including inoperable vehicles, debris and an unsafe structure. Jean O’Connell said a family death and a prior fire had impeded progress while she removed personal items. Commissioner Chad A. Blessinger outlined options for compliance — registering or removing vehicles, repairing or demolishing the structure, removing debris and maintaining grass — and the board took the case under advisement. O’Connell must submit a plan of action by the July 7 meeting at 9:15 a.m.; the motion to require those steps carried unanimously.
All three motions were recorded as carried unanimously by the board of three commissioners. Follow‑up appearances are on the July 7 and July 21 commissioner agendas.
