Ray Pendzenski appeared before the Boone County Health and Human Services Committee with concerns about standing water in an unused swimming pool next to his home.
Citing that pool as a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which carry the West Nile virus, he questioned the “finger pointing” he encountered when visiting the county’s building and health departments, looking for direction. …
“But it was determined the health department was responsible for both situations,” Pendzinski said.
Hatfield said he had not had time to get back to the resident and apologized for that. “The building department takes care of abandoned vehicles and I understand he (building official Drew Bliss) was taking care of this,” he said. “The property owner failed to respond; a letter went out earlier this week, giving them a deadline to remove the pool.”
