Recycling business owner misses meeting, warned of legal action
Hobart Plan Commission is looking at possible legal action if the owner of a concrete crushing business doesn’t provide an updated site plan at its August meeting.
The commission at its July 1 meeting voted to table two actions regarding the Hovanec concrete recycling business at Liverpool and Ridge roads; a conditional use to allow the continued operation of a concrete recycling facility and a review of its site plan.
Councilman Dave Vinzant, D-4th, who sits on the plan commission, said he wants to ask City Attorney Heather McCarthy if the city can issue a cease and desist operation order if company representative Mark Hovanec doesn’t appear at the next meeting, to be held Aug. 6.
Neither McCarthy nor Hovanec were at the July 1 meeting.
”My gut feeling is this has gone on pretty long,” Vinzant said. “If he (Hovanec) doesn’t show at the next meeting, we need to get him to stop.”
Commission member Jason Spain said the matter was tabled three times since January.
Hovanec was first asked to appear at a plan commission meeting last year after the city received complaints from residents about dust from the site. There were also concerns raised about wetlands and drainage issues.
City Planner Sergio Mendoza said at a previous meeting that the business has been expanded since the original plan was approved about 20 years ago.
Hovanec said at a previous meeting that he hired an engineer was working to get the site into compliance.
The commission also tabled action regarding 700 cubic yards of illegal fill at the Mississippi Street home of resident Marco Tamayo as the city works with McCarthy on the matter.
City engineer Phil Gralik said the city is seeking permission from city court to remove the fill if Tamayo doesn’t and lien his property for the cost incurred.
In other matters, Joseph and Pamela Broadaway were given permission to install a 20-foot by 30-foot asphalted area for a proposed temporary storage container at their Trailblazers Bike Barn business.