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Lake City sets Oct. 1 deadline for Cottonwood demolition, unanimously condemns 92 Mead
Summary
City Attorney Arlon Woodruff briefed the council on condemnation procedures; owner Mike Burnside said he is dismantling the Cottonwood building and was granted until Oct. 1 to remove debris. Separately the council voted 6-0 to condemn the property at 92 Mead.
City Attorney Arlon Woodruff updated the Lake City Council on procedures for condemning unsafe or blighted properties at the council’s Sept. 16 meeting and identified a Cottonwood property as subject to condemnation consideration. The owner, Mike Burnside, told the council he was in the process of taking the building down to the concrete foundation and was given two weeks to have the structure and debris removed; the council recorded that Oct. 1 is the deadline and said it would continue with condemnation proceedings if the work is not completed.
Separately, Councilmember Harmony Cash moved and Councilmember Kate Wells seconded a motion to condemn the property at 92 Mead; the motion passed unanimously, 6-0. The transcript does not specify immediate enforcement steps for 92 Mead beyond the formal motion to condemn.
The council’s action on Cottonwood was framed as conditional—removal by the owner could halt condemnation—whereas the 92 Mead item was advanced by formal motion. The meeting did not record a public hearing on these specific properties during the session nor a detailed timeline for any city-led demolition or cost recovery process.
