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Resident urges Scott County to remove asbestos‑contaminated structure at 1729 N Terrell Rd; commissioners schedule code‑enforcer workshop
Summary
Resident Sherri Volz told the Scott County commissioners that demolition at 1729 N Terrell Rd stopped after the City of Scottsburg cited a missing permit and that asbestos was confirmed in the walls; the board said it will send a timeline letter, may pursue court action if the owner does not respond, and scheduled a code‑enforcer workshop for June 29.
Sherri Volz asked the Scott County Board of Commissioners on May 6 to intervene at 1729 N Terrell Rd, saying demolition of a dangerous structure stopped after the City of Scottsburg notified workers that no permit had been obtained and that asbestos was confirmed in the building's walls. Volz said she has not received assistance from the Health Department.
The board, led by President Greg Prince, told residents they would send a letter to the property owner with a timeline for remediation and, if there is no response, consider court action. "We will keep the residents present updated in the process," Prince said, and he said the board will hold a workshop to determine who should be responsible for code enforcement.
The commissioners set a joint workshop on June 29 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the Code Enforcer role and how to assign responsibility across county functions. In the interim, the board directed staff to prepare a letter to the property owner outlining next steps and a timeline. A nearby resident at 1767 N Terrell Rd requested that county code enforcers abate the asbestos, remove the building and restore the site; neighbor Joe Hamlin asked the board to keep residents informed.
The meeting record does not specify the property owner's name, the permit status beyond the City of Scottsburg's notice, the contractor involved in the demolition, or any scheduled abatement dates. The board did not vote on a specific enforcement action at the May 6 meeting; Prince said legal remedies through the court system are a possibility if the owner fails to respond.
