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Council asks mayor to contact Buffalo County health department on neglected property and appoints two Board of Appeals members
Summary
Following a Services Committee report and attorney input, the council asked the mayor to send a letter to the Buffalo County health department regarding the Matt Featherston property and accepted the appointments of Chuck Gearhart and Richard Witzke to the Board of Appeals.
The Services Committee reported on April 15 that a cemetery group continues to monitor longstanding concerns about the Matt Featherston property. Sherri Collins presented the group's work and the committee voted to have Mayor Richard Champeny draft a letter to the Buffalo County health department requesting county review and potential action.
Attorney Jon Seifert advised the council on enforcement options, noting the county determines appropriateness for human habitation and the city can issue citations if the county does not condemn a property. The transcript records: "Motion by Brommer seconded by Earney to have the Mayor draft a letter and send it to the Buffalo Co. health department. All members voting yes." The council then accepted Mayor Champeny's appointment of Chuck Gearhart as a Board of Appeals member and Richard Witzke as first alternate; both appointments were approved by motion.
The actions direct the mayor and city attorney to pursue county review and preserve the city's option to use citations if necessary; the record shows the council's unanimous support for those next steps.
