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Allegan council moves to pursue dangerous‑structure hearings after staff identifies eight properties
Summary
Staff identified eight potentially dangerous or fire-damaged properties and recommended use of the city’s dangerous-structure ordinance and a hearing officer; council signaled consensus to proceed while staff will quantify hearing-officer costs and demolition estimates (~$20,000 each).
City staff told the council that code-enforcement drives and interagency review (police, fire, building official) had identified eight properties that are either unoccupied, fire-damaged or otherwise unsafe. Staff recommended using the city’s dangerous-structure ordinance to pursue hearings and abatement where owners have not made repairs.
Staff estimated a demolition cost in the…
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