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Resident urges county action on recurring problems at Sandy Ridge Trailer Park
Summary
A nearby resident told commissioners the Sandy Ridge Trailer Park at 250 Keener Avenue is overrun with squatters, trash and utility theft; the resident said the property owner is heavily delinquent on taxes and asked what the county will do if a pending sale fails.
James Odell Purevoy of Keener Avenue told the board that the trailer park at 250 Keener Avenue has recurring problems with squatters, trash and utility tampering, and said county cleanups have not produced lasting change. "We've got a bad issue going on out there with squatters, trash," Purevoy said, and described people tapping into water lines and stripping wiring in the area.
Purevoy said the owner owes substantial back taxes (he cited roughly $250,000 in his remarks) and asked what the county will do if the pending sale does not go through. Commissioners acknowledged the severity of the complaints, described past county cleanups that removed more than 20 vacant trailers at county expense, and said legal removal of occupants requires court orders and takes time. The chair said county staff will continue to pursue the established process and follow up with enforcement and assistance as allowed by law.
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