Enterprise council orders six demolitions, continues hearings on others; CDBG and remediation options offered

The Enterprise City Council voted Oct. 7 to order demolition of six properties found to be public nuisances and continued public hearings on the remaining properties to its Dec. 2 meeting while offering owners the option to pursue remediation through the city's CDBG program.

City attorney Ben Goldman opened the public hearing on nuisance properties and described the due-process steps staff follows before seeking demolitions, saying that the city sends a 20-day courtesy notice, posts the property, mails certified notices and, where needed, runs a publication. "That first contact will never be from the attorney," Goldman said, describing the extra notice the city provides to give owners an opportunity to act.

The council adopted resolutions ordering demolition for 109 Beverly Drive (Resolution 10-07-25), 400 Aaron Street (Res. D), 406 North Watson Street (Res. H), 408 Grimes Street (Res. I), 525 Damascus Road (Res. L) and 712 South Main Street (Res. N). Council members voted to continue the public hearings on the remaining addresses listed on the agenda to the Dec. 2 meeting so staff and property owners could pursue remediation plans or finalize CDBG applications.

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