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Anderson Board addresses multiple condemnations; owners offer to deed properties to city
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Anderson City Board of Public Safety considered demolition and condemnation actions, including a staff request to affirm a demolition order for the Cedar Street property; owners said they were not told about existing demo orders and discussed signing properties to the city pending title searches.
Anderson City — At its Jan. 28, 2026 meeting, the Anderson City Board of Public Safety considered several property condemnation and demolition requests and heard owners say they were unaware of existing demolition orders when they purchased property at tax sale. Staff recommended affirming demolition orders for one continued case described in the record as '2023 Cedar' and moving forward with condemnation proceedings on other properties while tabling one item for additional repair estimates.
Owners James and Stephanie Brinkley, who identified themselves for the record, said they bought a tax-sale property and later learned there was a demolition order attached. Stephanie Brinkley told the board, "we were not made…
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