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Cleaning Up Methamphetamine Labs

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Hazelwood Meth Labs Revealed

Residents express concern after Hazelwood Patch reveals there are buildings in the city deemed unsafe because they were used to produce methamphetamine.

Hazelwood City Council passed an amended ordinance in December that now requires the property owner to pay to have formal remediation testing completed on a former meth home before it can be sold or occupied. At a November Hazelwood City Council meeting when the measure was first introduced Patrick McSheehy, Hazelwood's code administrator stated to council that in 2012, there have been at least six homes in the City of Hazelwood declared unfit to be sold, or for occupancy, due to in-home methamphetamine (meth) manufacturing. Following an article Hazelwood Patch published regarding the City of Hazelwood's efforts to strengthen remediation regulations, many readers had additional questions about the process. Reader Reaction Readers emailed …

Randall Roberts

11:03 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013

My neighbors house has a sign that says condemned due to fumes. Meth. I have never smelled anything out of the ordinary, I was just wondering if it meant something else   more ›

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Hazelwood Strengthens Law On Cleaning Up Meth Contaminated Housing

Pending a final city council vote, Hazelwood will have law for stringent testing to ensure all hazardous chemicals are no longer present after meth labs are raided, and before a home can be sold or occupied.

In 2012, there have been at least six homes in the City of Hazelwood declared unfit to be sold, or for occupancy, due to in home methamphetamine (meth) manufacturing, according to Patrick McSheehy, Hazelwood's code administrator. But the city, which currently has laws regarding dangerous buildings due to meth contamination, hopes to strengthen those laws by adding another component. If a dwelling is declared meth contaminated, the property owner on top of properly cleaning the building will have to have a professional certified to test for methamphetamine remnants inspect the home. "If we find a home that is used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine, which is extremely dangerous, we now have a specific process for the property owner to …

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