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Council directs staff to investigate downtown building smell; fire marshal to be consulted
Summary
After public complaints about a foul odor and an eyesore at the former Jim’s Café building on Main Street, councilors asked city staff to work with the fire marshal and building official to inspect the property and report back.
City staff will investigate repeated complaints about odors and the condition of the former Jim’s Café building on Main Street after members of the public described a persistent smell and an exterior appearance they called an eyesore.
Nancy Imhof, a downtown business owner, told the council the building “smells really bad” when pedestrians walk by and asked whether the property had…
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