The Mount Pleasant City Council on June 3 held a public hearing and voted unanimously to declare the single‑family structure at 201 East Pecan Street dilapidated and to order the owner to repair, rehabilitate or demolish the property within 30 days.

City code enforcement staff presented the case and said the recommendation is based on the City Unsafe Building Abatement Code found in Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances and state statute Chapter 214. The staff report said the owner, Talia Gibson, is deceased; attempted notices were returned and one brother who was contacted said he disclaimed financial responsibility. The property has received repeated notices over several years, has been boarded up twice, has broken windows and doors, interior water intrusion and evidence of vagrant occupancy.

"This particular property is located at 201 East Pecan," the staff presenter said, summarizing photographs and prior enforcement efforts. The presenter described rotted siding, fallen shed components and unsanitary interior conditions visible through windows.

A member of the public, Alan Salinas, asked whether the property would be demolished by the city and whether it could be sold. "This property here is gonna get either demolished or taken by the city or what happens? Can somebody purchase this or or not?" Salinas asked. City staff explained that if the city performs demolition the property remains in the owner's name but a lien would be placed for abatement costs; staff also noted outstanding taxes and prior boarding costs that are liens on the property and that the matter has been referred to the city attorney/collection office.

After closing the hearing, the council voted to declare the structure substandard and to order demolition by the owner within 30 days, and to authorize city abatement and subsequent lien if the owner does not act within that period. The order adopted by the council follows the procedure described in the city ordinance and the cited state statute.

The order gives the owner 30 days to complete required work; if the work is not completed the city may perform the work and recover costs through a lien on the property. Staff said additional follow‑up would include coordinating with the appraisal district and collection office regarding taxes and potential further action.

Councilmembers did not note any amendments to the draft order during the meeting; the motion to adopt the order passed unanimously.