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Stoneville council approves demolition order for unsafe house, authorizes property cleanup; clarifies demolition rules
Summary
Stoneville council approved an ordinance allowing the town to demolish an unsafe structure at 104 West Matthew Street after owners failed to repair it; the council also authorized cleanup at 300 Lee Street (Spencer's Environmental bid $850). Code enforcement discussed the town's 50% repair‑cost threshold for demolition and recommended daily civil penalties for prolonged noncompliance.
Stoneville council moved forward on code enforcement actions across several nuisance and housing cases in early January. Eric Clem, the state code enforcement officer assigned to the town, briefed the council on the next enforcement step for 104 West Matthew Street: owners had been served and given 90 days to repair or demolish the structure after an earlier hearing but failed to act. Clem said a planned idea…
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