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Residents raise abandoned-property and abatement concerns at St. Martin Parish meeting
Summary
Residents and council members discussed an abandoned house and shed, prior order-of-abatement grass cutting, contractor cleanup plans and insurance/payment logistics; council noted abatement had been enforced but further steps may follow if property remains noncompliant.
Residents and council members discussed a nuisance-property complaint involving an abandoned house, overgrown grass and a metal outbuilding during the St. Martin Parish meeting.
An attendee asked about whether anything more needed to be done regarding the abandoned property. Contractors and audience members described plans for cleanup: one contractor (S6) said a contractor will return next week to begin initial work and remove trees and debris around the house; an audience member said the plan includes placing a 31-yard dumpster and scheduled help around the twentieth of the month.
Council members noted an order of abatement had led to grass being cut and thanked those who complied, while warning that failure to follow through could lead to next enforcement steps. Insurance and payment responsibilities were discussed in the audience exchange but no definitive payment resolution was recorded in the transcript.
What happens next: The transcript records contractors planning cleanup and the council acknowledging the abatement order; no formal motion, vote or timetable for further enforcement was recorded in the transcript.
