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Town attorney: emergency order led to demolition of fire-damaged house at 9535 Joliet Street
Summary
Town attorney Joseph Svetnoff told the council the town used its unsafe-building authority to order demolition of a fire-damaged property at 9535 Joliet Street after the owner refused a lien agreement; demolition was carried out April 2, 2025.
Town Attorney Joseph Svetnoff told the St John Town Council on April 9 that the town used its unsafe-building authority and an emergency hearing to order the demolition of a fire-damaged house at 9535 Joliet Street after the owner declined to sign a temporary easement and lien agreement.
Svetnoff said the house, owned by Thomas Prada, was destroyed by fire on Feb. 23, 2025, and that town officials contacted Prada “on at least three separate occasions” to discuss removal of dangerous debris. Svetnoff said Prada had at one point verbally agreed to an agreement but declined to sign a presented temporary easement…
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