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Commissioners authorize legal enforcement actions on two unsafe dwellings
Summary
The board authorized the health department to seek legal enforcement for two homes with septic-related unsafe living conditions at 3221 North 850 West and 3027 East State Road 56; the motions carried unanimously.
The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on June 11 approved motions directing the county health department to begin legal enforcement against two properties the department says are uninhabitable due to septic-system failures.
Lindsay, speaking for the health department, told the board that both properties had been issued remediation orders that the occupants had not followed. The department requested legal authority to file for court-ordered vacate orders and to set remediation conditions that would allow owners to regain occupancy once the department verifies compliance.
Commissioner motioned to authorize enforcement against 3221 North 850 West and 3027 East State Road 56 as presented; another commissioner seconded the motion and the board approved the action by voice vote.
The motions authorize county attorneys to pursue the next steps in court and allow the health department to state remediation requirements in the orders. No fines or timelines beyond the standard court process were specified during the meeting. The board did not discuss appeals or timelines for reinspection in detail at the session; Lindsay indicated staff would prepare the court filings needed to proceed.
