By Alex Lane - A decision was put before the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday’s Meeting as to how to handle a decaying and abandoned property in the River Pines area. Linda Van Vleck, County Code Enforcement Officer, presented the results of a recent Administrative Abatement Hearing in which a Hearing Board found the property in violation of several health and safety statutes. These include unsafe buildings, an abandoned septic tank, and more than 200 square feet of junk. The estate was under the ownership of the recently deceased Andrew Charles Payer, and his only known relatives have expressed no interest in the property’s upkeep. The County became aware of the property after neighbors complained of decaying structures, potential safety hazards for children, and a vagrant who slept in a decaying trailer behind the house. “I thought it was important for you all to see how the…money would be spent,” said Van Vleck. The Board unanimously agreed with the findings of the Hearing Board. The cost of demolition and removal of junk on the property will be at the expense of the property owners, the Estate of Andrew Charles Payer.
Thursday, 02 October 2008 03:27
Abandoned River Pines Home To Be Demolished
By Alex Lane - A decision was put before the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday’s Meeting as to how to handle a decaying and abandoned property in the River Pines area. Linda Van Vleck, County Code Enforcement Officer, presented the results of a recent Administrative Abatement Hearing in which a Hearing Board found the property in violation of several health and safety statutes. These include unsafe buildings, an abandoned septic tank, and more than 200 square feet of junk. The estate was under the ownership of the recently deceased Andrew Charles Payer, and his only known relatives have expressed no interest in the property’s upkeep. The County became aware of the property after neighbors complained of decaying structures, potential safety hazards for children, and a vagrant who slept in a decaying trailer behind the house. “I thought it was important for you all to see how the…money would be spent,” said Van Vleck. The Board unanimously agreed with the findings of the Hearing Board. The cost of demolition and removal of junk on the property will be at the expense of the property owners, the Estate of Andrew Charles Payer.
