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The City of Deltona will soon own the house at 1221 Abagail Drive.
By Al Everson
posted Mar 4, 2013 - 8:11:09am
The city will soon own the house at 1221 Abagail Drive, but the dwelling, fraught with large settling cracks, is anything but a model home.
Although the city will pay nothing for the house, taxpayers will pay thousands to tear down the
The City Commission voted 5-2 to accept the donation of the house.
The three-bedroom, two-bath home at 1221 Abagail Drive was built in 1981, according to the Volusia County Property Appraiser's website. The house is valued by the county for tax purposes at $48,344, and the land is worth $7,110.
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As I recall, in 1981, termite pre-treat chemicals used then are presently banned. They were banned for a reason, just ask the residents of the Deland Country Club. Perhaps the pre-treat chemical used is on record in VC bldg dept.
So, have the city staff and commisioners taken into consideration the cost of soil testing and likely mitigation of the brownfield beneath the home adjacent to the waterbody? Obviosly this "Free Home" was inadequatly adressed by City officials and staff. I do commend Zanny and Web for their desenting votes on the matter, The others need a lesson in Critical Thinking, as a silt fence will not prevent the banned chemicals from migrating into the lake behind the home.
I hope the cost will not double in this well debated issue, But encourage the EPA, DNR, and the SJWMD are notified as to the demolition procedings iminent on Abigale.
Would hate to see Aldrin, Dieldren, 245d, or DDT enter the lake because of the mis-steps of the DCC at the expense of the taxpayers. Lake Neighbors beware, as your representative may not be.
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