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department. Lambert said the solid waste office did not have the authority to waive the
cost for demolition materials.
Commissioner Johnson said drugs were being sold out of the dilapidated
structures, and this was causing problems in the neighborhood. He said an altruistic
person bought the property to help resolve the problem, and he didn't feel the new owner
should be charged for the debris disposal.
Commissioner Robertson asked, assuming the fees were waived, how the board
members would feel a months from now if the new owner sold the property, or placed
something on it for financial gain.
Commissioner Williams said some of the structures were health hazards, and
some property owners couldn't afford to dispose of them. He asked Lambert the tipping
fee amount.
Solid Waste Director Lambert said the fee was $22 a ton, and the debris from a
doublewide mobile home could cost up to $500.
County Manager Mashburn said there were many dilapidated mobile homes
throughout the county. He said, however, that in this particular case, the property value
would probably increase with the removal of the abandoned mobile homes.
Chairman Tice asked if Gordon Iron and Metal was equipped to demolish the
structures, and if some of the building materials might have salvage value.
Mashburn said the frames could only be used.
Commissioner Robertson mentioned a mobile home disposal fee where the
buyers paid a certain amount at the time of purchase.
Lambert said, twice, the General Assembly had voted on disposal fee legislation,
and each time the bills were defeated. He said there was a strong lobbyist group against
mobile home disposal fees.
Commissioner Johnson said individuals purchasing property with a mobile
home should realize the removal cost was theirs, but that in this particular case, he felt the
fee should be waived.
Commissioner Williams said he felt the mobile home disposal issue should be
addressed in a minimum housing ordinance.
Lambert said that if a waiver occurred, a precedent would be set.
Commissioner Johnson said a precedent would be set only if the sheriff assisted
another neighborhood in similar fashion, and he didn't see these situations occurring that
frequently.
Commissioner Norman said a policy needed to be developed before any waivers
were granted.
Mashburn said the solid waste department had an unpaid fee, and the board was
the only authority that could grant a waiver. He said that if a landowner benefited from the
debris removal, then the landowner should be responsible for the tipping fee.
Mr. Mashburn acknowledged, however, that sometimes the greater benefit needed to be
studied.
(There was consensus from the board members to delete this request from the
agenda.)