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Centreville schedules hearing after building inspector reports mill property not renovated
Summary
At its July 10 meeting the Centreville Town Council set a July 29 hearing to consider declaring the mill property a dangerous building after the town received a building-inspector report that required repairs were not completed by the July 9 deadline.
The Centreville Town Council on July 10 scheduled a hearing for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29 to consider whether a privately owned mill property should be declared a dangerous building after the town’s building inspector reported the owner had not renovated, vacated or demolished the structure by the July 9 deadline.
The hearing follows a letter the council previously sent the property owner giving 60 days to complete required work. Town staff said the building was posted after the inspector’s report was filed and the council will advertise the hearing in the local paper and make personal service of notice to the owner.
Town Manager Sharon (surname not specified in the record) told the council the July 9 deadline passed and that the inspector’s required report had been received. The council discussed advertisement timing and service of notice; staff recommended personal service or use of a process server because the owner does not live in town. The town attorney advised that acting on a dangerous-building determination will require an ordinance and findings of fact.
Council members and staff agreed to advertise the hearing in the local paper, arrange personal service on the owner and hold the hearing on July 29 at 7:00 p.m. Staff said they would prepare draft findings and an ordinance in advance so the council could act after the hearing if the evidence supported that step.
Next steps: the town will (1) serve the owner personally, (2) publish the hearing notice in the local paper in advance of July 29, and (3) hold the July 29 hearing where the council may receive evidence and consider findings of fact and an ordinance to address the building’s condition.
