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Council directs police, maintenance to secure building at 218 Main; owner to be billed
Summary
After police reported an unresponsive owner and safety concerns at downtown properties, the council directed staff to board and secure 218 Main Street and asked Chief Seals to provide evidence to the city attorney for potential condemnation proceedings.
Following police reports about building safety issues, the council voted to have police and maintenance secure the building at 218 Main Street and bill the owner for boarding the window. The minutes record: "Motion by K. Seals to direct the police and maintenance to secure the building at 218 Main Street. Hinck clarified the motion was to board the window and bill the owner, yes."
Council members discussed previous efforts to condemn a separate property and asked Police Chief Seals to provide Attorney Barnes with all available evidence so the city attorney can prepare resolutions under the City Code. Councilmembers noted an engineer had examined the building in the past and that in some cases a building can be condemned without an engineer when it is uninhabitable or filling with water; Chief Seals said she has interior photos and other evidence on file.
