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Hancock County board votes to demolish abandoned pool to remove neighborhood blight
Summary
The board approved demolition and backfill of an abandoned residential pool, directing staff to use Maline Services and an alternate bidder if county-provided fill is unavailable; remediation costs will be recovered through a special tax assessment, staff said.
Board members voted to demolish and backfill an abandoned residential pool described by staff as a public-safety nuisance and neighborhood blight.
Staff said the county has options including demolition with removal of the apron, piercing and backfilling, or seasonal treatment of standing water. Staff warned that leaving the concrete apron would leave a "big pool-shaped dirt patch" and recommended full removal to restore usable yard space. They also said remediation costs can be attached as a special tax assessment and recovered during tax season.
"In my mind, the best way to take care of that is just to remove the pool entirely, return it back to yard space," one board member said during discussion.
The board moved to proceed with "option one" (demolish and backfill) and identified Maline Services as the preferred contractor, with CK Excavating named as the alternate if the county cannot provide dirt. The motion passed by voice vote.
Staff said the property has produced repeated complaints since 2022 and became notably "abandoned" in 2024; some prior attempts to resolve the issue did not stop recurring problems. The board asked staff to confirm whether the county is able to supply fill dirt and to schedule the work with the chosen contractor or the alternate if needed.
No dollar amounts for contractor bids or an exact remediation timeline were provided during the meeting.
