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Residents push council on long‑running motel conversion and blight; city says it continues outreach and enforcement options
Summary
Residents repeatedly raised the condition of a derelict downtown hotel during public comment. City staff said they have communicated with the property owner, pursued abatement where possible and offered development concessions; enforcement options are limited unless the owner fails to act.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period at Tuesday’s Colfax City Council meeting to press the council about a longstanding downtown hotel property that residents say remains blighted and unsecured.
Speakers said the building has sat partially renovated and unsecured for years, has had intermittent fire damage and creates a poor impression for visitors. Several residents asked whether the city could force repairs or otherwise compel the owner to either develop or sell the property.
City staff and council…
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