Clyde council keeps 227 South Main condemned but permits repairs under 90‑day conditions

Clyde City Council on April 15, 2025 voted 3‑2 to leave a condemnation order in place for 227 South Main but to allow the property owner to enter and make repairs under a set of modifications and a 90‑day timetable that begins April 16.

The vote follows an appeal by Asbury Investment Group LLC after the city manager signed a condemnation order on March 31, 2025. The property was heavily damaged in a wind event on June 6, 2023, and has been boarded and secured since then, city officials said.

City solicitor Zach Salvi told council that under the code the council “shall affirm, disaffirm, modify, or dismiss the city manager's order by a majority vote of the members present,” and that only three of the five council members present are required to take action. Salvi recommended procedures and answered legal questions during the hearing.

Dan Asbury, speaking for Asbury Investment Group LLC, said the damage from the fallen tree could be repaired and that he and his son, Mason Asbury, had engaged contractors and obtained an insurance policy specifically for the property. “We have structure engineer reports … it does…