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Abilene board orders demolition of dilapidated house at 1201 Mesquite Street

5873422 · October 1, 2025
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The Abilene Board of Building Standards declared the vacant house at 1201 Mesquite Street a public nuisance and ordered the owner to demolish or appeal within 30 days; staff documented long-standing structural and sanitation hazards and said repair would be unreasonable.

The Abilene Board of Building Standards voted unanimously Oct. 1 to declare the property at 1201 Mesquite Street a public nuisance and ordered the owner to demolish the structure or file an appeal in district court within 30 days.

Board members said the vote followed a staff presentation documenting structural hazards, hazardous wiring and plumbing, inadequate sanitation and extensive exterior dilapidation. Ricky Wright, property maintenance inspector for the City of Abilene, told the board the listed owner is Anna L. Valentine;…

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