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Council orders abatement at 126 2nd Avenue NE after neighbor complaints
Summary
Following a public hearing, the Stewartville City Council found that the property at 126 2nd Avenue NE created a public nuisance, ordered abatement, and authorized staff to remove offending items and assess costs to the property tax roll. The property owner was not present at the hearing.
The Stewartville City Council voted to order abatement of a nuisance at 126 2nd Avenue NE after staff and neighbors presented photographic evidence and testimony during a public hearing.
Mayor Jimmy John King read the council’s findings, citing photographs included in the meeting packet and concluding that the owner had failed to abate conditions that were “reasonably annoying” and potentially injurious to public health and comfort. The council declared the items on the premises a public nuisance and authorized city personnel to enter the property to remove offending items and assess abatement, attorney and administrative costs to the property tax roll.
Neighbors told the council the property included a truck that had been present for months and recurring failures to maintain the yard; the owner identified in the packet is Michael Griffiths. The owner did not attend the hearing and no oral testimony from the owner was recorded.
A motion to proceed with abatement was moved and carried. The council instructed code enforcement to carry out the abatement and to return a report once work and billing are complete.
What happens next: Code enforcement will arrange the abatement and prepare an invoice to be assessed to the property. The packet lists city code sections 6.10.02(e) and 6.10.04(m) as the authority for the hearing and abatement action.
