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Council gives owner of 202 East Main deadline to repair or remove hazardous rear section

Marion City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

After months of limited communication about a deteriorating Main Street building, council required owner Karina Weber to provide an update by June 1 and said the back third of 202 East Main must be repaired or demolished by Aug. 31, or face further enforcement.

Council members pressed an owner of a long-vacant Main Street building on progress to stabilize and repair a structure the city flagged as a public-safety risk, then set a firm follow-up schedule.

Karina Weber, who said she bought the property in winter, told the council she had completed asbestos remediation and temporary roof repairs and had boarded the building. She said she wants to preserve the building’s historic front portion and proposed demolishing the rear third to make restoration…

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