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County awards demolition contract for unsafe home at 5504 Big Santiana Road amid owner plea to salvage structure
Summary
The board approved awarding a residential demolition and site cleanup contract for 5504 Big Santiana Road to STEMLE Excavating for $21,700 after hearings that included the homeowner’s request to salvage a lower level. Commissioners and building officials said a court order found the structure unsafe.
The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners voted July 29 to award a residential demolition and site cleanup contract for 5504 Big Santiana Road to STEMLE Excavating LLC, the lowest bidder at $21,700.
The action followed presentations from county code and building officials who described longstanding deterioration at the property, legal action and a court order finding the house unsafe. Terry (last name not specified), representing the building commission, told the board the structure had “been open to the elements for years” and that the level of repair needed to comply…
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