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Council orders abatement options and liens for problem properties; 123 Grand Ave cleanup cost $7,389.69
Summary
Council approved abatement and lien actions: external abatement completed at 123 Grand Ave with costs of $7,389.69 to be liened; council authorized Public Works to remove weeds at 51 Diamond and 38 Goodfellow after July 22 if owners fail to act and place liens for removal.
Electric City council reviewed code-compliance actions on nuisance properties and approved steps to recover abatement costs.
Staff reported external abatement at 123 Grand Ave is complete, the property boarded and posted as no trespassing, and total cleanup costs, including wages, amount to $7,389.69; the city will file a lien with the Grant County Auditor. For properties at 51 Diamond and 38 Goodfellow, council moved (M/S Gilbert/Martin) to authorize Public Works to remove noxious weeds after July 22 if owners have not remedied the violations, and to place liens for the removal service. The motion was recorded as carried unanimous (CU).
Code Compliance also reported five properties at the fining stage and multiple vegetation cases opened and closed in June; council action formalized recovery of abatement costs for the properties named in the minutes.
