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Properties deemed ‘unsafe;’ cleanup demanded |
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
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 Several properties in Broken Bow, including this house, were declared unsafe buildings according to city code, by action of the City Council Tuesday. Owners will have 60 days to correct deficiencies or demolish the buildings.
By MICHELLE ZLOMKE
Chief Assistant Editor
The Broken Bow City Council declared five structures in Broken Bow unsafe buildings and will order property owners to take action.
The council unanimously approved the recommendation of Police Chief Steve Scott Tuesday.
The properties are located at 242 North 5th Ave., 1620 South G St., 651 South B St., 307 South 11th Ave. and 1942 South E St.
City Manager Steve Waring said the property owners will be notified by mail of the status of their properties as unsafe buildings according to city code.
Once property owners receive that notice, they have 60 days to either bring property into compliance with city code, or demolish the unsafe buildings.
The council did grant requests to two other property owners who wanted 30 more days to clean up their properties as requested by the city.
Those properties are located at 247 East South N St. and 631 South 9th Ave. Council President Mike Evans indicated that, after 30 days, the city can clean up the properties at the expense of the owners.
Also Tuesday, the council voted to hire two police officers. The officers will fill two vacant positions on the police force, said Police Chief Steve Scott.
Scott said, as of this week, his department is short two officers because of a resignation and an officer whose medical status makes him ineligible to serve as a police officer.
The council approved Scott’s recommendation to hire Dalen Wood and Tiffany Wood.
Dalen is an eight-year veteran of law enforcement and he currently is a police officer for the Atkinson Police Department.
Tiffany Wood, Dalen’s wife, is an employee of the West Holt County Sheriff’s Department. She has worked in law enforcement for two years.
“They’re both trained and their ready to go,” Scott said.
He told the council they would be ready to begin work April 14. He said he intends to schedule their shifts so they are not working together.
Scott also told the council that the couple has a trained drug dog that will be available to the department.
In other business, the council approved a preliminary plat for a new subdivision at Indian Hills. The subdivision will be located on the south end of the Indian Hills Park property.
The subdivision will include two cul-de-sacs with room for four home lots around each cul-de-sac. The council agreed that final platting of the subdivision will be done by the purchase of the property.
Evans pointed out that no development of the property will begin until the 2008 T-ball season has ended, because the subdivision will eliminate the southern two ball fields.
Also Tuesday, the council accepted a $50 bid for the purchase of chain link fence, top rail and hardware and the train engine from Ghost Town in Melham Park.
They council also accepted a $1,002 bid for an old police cruiser. |
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