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Alma commission affirms demolition orders for four dilapidated homes after hearings
Summary
The Alma City Commission held four dangerous‑building hearings and unanimously affirmed hearing‑officer demolition orders for properties at 1415 Eastward, 430 Woodworth, 110 Lynwood (record also cites Glenwood), and 702 Gratiot; staff outlined enforcement steps, lien procedures and typical demolition costs.
The Alma City Commission on Tuesday opened and closed four dangerous‑building hearings and voted to affirm the hearing officer’s demolition orders for four long‑vacant properties, starting appeal timelines and preserving the city’s enforcement options.
City staff summarized evidence presented at prior hearings — including testimony from the contracted Gratiot County building inspector and the city’s code enforcement officer — concluding the single‑family structures are unfit for human habitation and likely pose hazards such as collapse and attraction of trespassers and animals. For each file the hearing officer had ordered demolition within…
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