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Abilene board orders fines and demolition deadlines for multiple condemned properties
Summary
At its February meeting the Abilene Board of Building Standards approved staff recommendations to assess civil penalties or order demolition for several long-neglected properties, citing repeated vandalism, safety hazards and unpaid liens; the board also tabled a commercial case while the owner pursues repairs.
The Abilene Board of Building Standards on Monday approved staff recommendations to assess civil penalties or issue demolition orders for a string of condemned properties across the city, citing ongoing public-safety risks, unpaid liens and repeated vandalism.
Robert Marsh, the city’s property maintenance inspector, presented multiple cases illustrating long-standing code violations and unpaid liens. For 300 Wall Street (Case 24-000052), Marsh said the city recorded liens in earlier years and that the property remained unsecured; “The total civil penalties to be assessed is $77,000,” he told the board. The board closed the public hearing…
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