Time is winding down for Warren County residents to take advantage of a program that provides financial assistance to remove dilapidated mobile homes from their property.
The deadline to request assistance is Friday, Feb. 7 to ensure demolition can take place before the grant ends at the end of February, according to Warren County officials.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, through the State Solid Waste Trust Fund, awarded Warren County a series of grants under this program, beginning in 2010, to assist in the deconstruction of abandoned manufactured homes. The grants have helped the county enforce its abandoned manufactured home ordinance that was first adopted in 2008. During past grant cycles from 2010 to 2017, Warren County used grant funds totaling $89,500 to aid eligible property owners in the legal deconstruction and disposal of abandoned units, resulting in the removal of approximately 50 units across the county.
Eligible property owners will owe costs that are not covered by grant funds. For a singlewide unit, costs are $35.00 for the demolition permit plus $270.00 landfill tipping fees; for a doublewide unit, $35.00 demolition permit plus $540.00 landfill tipping fees. In addition, homeowners will be responsible for any demolition costs that exceed the grant maximum of $1,485.00.
Property owners seeking more information or to apply to the county program may contact Planning and Zoning Administrator Mark Bloomer at 252.257.7027 or markbloomer@warrencountync.gov. Forms can be found online at https://www.warrencountync.com/789/Forms-Applications or picked up at the Planning/Zoning and Code Enforcement Department, 542 West Ridgeway Street, Warrenton, NC 27589.
