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Residents urge Scott County to address long-running nuisance properties on 141st Street
Summary
At the Jan. 15 Scott County Board meeting, three Davenport residents described at least eight years of neglect at 11121 and 11123 141st Street, citing uninhabitable homes, inoperable vehicles, refuse, reports of child and animal neglect and vermin; no enforcement action was recorded at the meeting.
At the Jan. 15 Scott County Board of Supervisors meeting in Davenport, three residents urged the board to take action on two long-neglected properties at 11121 and 11123 141st Street.
Kathleen Castle, of 11172 141st Street, told the board the properties have been a neighborhood problem for at least eight years and described uninhabitable structures, inoperable vehicles and accumulated refuse. Janine Felderman, of 14267 111th Ave, said the history includes what she described as child and animal neglect and holes in floors at the homes. John Lindberg, of 11172 141st Street, reported seeing rats in the area and described a metal structure with a loose roof that he said poses a danger to neighbors.
The remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting; the meeting record does not show any formal enforcement motion or board directive addressing the two addresses during this session. Residents asked the board for assistance and enforcement; no follow-up action was recorded on the meeting agenda or in the minutes presented at that session.
Neighbors and public-commenters described the complaints in terms of public-health and safety risks to surrounding properties. The board did not publicly adopt a remedial action or set a hearing tied to the addresses during the Jan. 15 meeting. The meeting record indicates the board received the comments as part of public comment but did not take separate formal action at that time.
