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Pick City orders letters to residents without running water; nuisance property abatement to proceed
Summary
The council directed the city attorney to send repair orders to residents living without running water and authorized coordination with Western Public Health for enforcement under NDCC 23-35-09; the city will also solicit bids to abate a nuisance property with abatement costs assessed to the property tax roll.
Pick City’s council on May 7 moved to use legal notices and public-health enforcement to address plumbing and nuisance problems affecting public health.
Council addressed multiple properties where residents were reported to have no running water, which the minutes identify as a health violation. Councilmember Scott Bather moved and Brandon Reiser seconded a motion directing the city attorney to send letters ordering repairs; if residents did not act, the city would notify Western Public Health, which has authority to enforce under North Dakota Century Code section 23-35-09. The motion passed by unanimous consent.
Separately, Western Public Health confirmed delivery of a certified letter to the owner of a nuisance property and reported that a second inspection found no improvement. The minutes state the city, working with the attorney and Western Health, will proceed with complete abatement: the city will solicit bids for cleanup and assess all abatement costs to the property’s taxes.
Next steps: Attorney to issue repair orders to affected residents and coordinate with Western Public Health on enforcement; the city will obtain bids for nuisance abatement and place assessed costs on the property tax roll if abatement proceeds.
