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1. Fire Hazards
2. Abandoned buildings
- In no event shall there be more than I 30 day extension.
- 30 day notice, 30 day notice, go to court, another 30 day notice.
- Maybe our judges are wiser now after a few discussions
3. Posting of signs.
- Does this take place after the owner is notified?
- I would think it could happen at the same time.
- The right to demolish.
4. Prosecuting the buildings that fall under the dangerous buildings ordinance.
- council needs to be notified that they have a law they can use.
5. Tax sale described.
- supervisors rummage around in it and draw a number.
- The assignment of the tax sale is not the same as a holding a deed.
6. The problem of people paying back taxes.
- When somebody picks up back taxes, it starts the process over again.
- This is where the absentee tax payer is really messed up.
7. New nuisance law.
- None of my cities have got this so far.
- The best way is to get them to sign it over to you
- I don’t know how the city can get out of cleaning them up.
- Does the city have the money to do this?
- Odebolt used their local option sales tax and it hurt.
- What can we do?
8. No legal recourse
- Sum this up for me.
- They are ready to warsh their hands.
- We need to try something, Nick.
- I think before the city would step in there has to be…
- We’ve demolished several buildings prior to my time.
- You can’t have a building with a hole big enough to drop a car in.
9. There is no sign posted.
10. The biggest thing the council has to do is make sure that’s there’s money to do it.
11. Discussion about asbestos removal.
- There are many things that are now classified as asbestos which makes the process more difficult.
12. Shirley reads letter from Brownfield rep.
- Not available to private citizens, just cities and counties.
- Make sure that building owners get non-asbestos roofing.
- When I was in the lumber business I was involved in a class action.
- Free Methodists church will cost thousands more to destroy because of asbestos.
13. Do you have an estimate?
-There is an estimate for one building with asbestos removal included.
-Amount isn’t shared.
- There could be students who are looking for projects for training.
- Prison labor?
14. We have to move on this before June.
- Can you definitively tell the council what you will do? (No answer.)
15. Discussion about specific properties.
- The city will be liable.
16. I think if we put a sign on the front and in the back, we’re gonna start some talk.
17. Who has the authority to place condemned signs?
- Enforcement officer has the authority to post signs where he deems necessary.
- The ordinance doesn’t specify who shall direct the zoning officer to post signs.
- Arrival of city administrator.
- It is the zoning officers place to make the determination of where signs will be placed.
- What stops the enforcement offer from signing any house?
- Is there an appeal process.
- I can put the sign up, but I don’t think it will expedite anything.
- Somebody needs to discuss things before the tax sale.
18. How much will it cost to tear down the old shoe store and how much will be covered by a grant.
- The grant is competitive, so there is no guarantee that we will get it.
- It will cost between $25,000 and $45,000 to do the complete process.
- The money Shirley is talking about will cover $5,000 to $8,000.
- This type of facility will not qualify for federal funding.
- There are strings attached.
19. People were in town to further test Sunwise.
20. Zoning officer directed to post a sign on the Old Shoe Store.
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