Politics & Government
Oakdale City Council to Vote on Seeking Court Order to Tear Down House
The owner of a home destroyed by a fire in 2009 was given notice that he needed to secure a permit to demolish or build on the site by May 5.
The Oakdale City Council is scheduled to discuss tearing down a Stillwater Boulevard home that was destroyed in a fire in November of 2009, at its meeting Tuesday.
According to a report from building official Bill Schmitt, the owner of the home at 7356 Stillwater Blvd. received two notices in April that he had until May 5 to obtain a building permit or a demolition permit, but he has not responded.
The city helped the owner clean up junk in his back yard and assisted him in obtaining a building permit, the report says, however the owner never secured the permit.
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Because state law allows a city to remove a hazardous condition if the owner doesn’t do it within a reasonable time, Schmitt is seeking council approval to get a court order to tear down the home—which typically costs between $12,000 to $25,000— and assess the property for the cost, according to the report.
At its workshop and regular meeting Tuesday, May 10, the council is also scheduled to:
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- Discuss the city’s preliminary 2012 budget.
- Consider accepting the resignation of firefighter/paramedic Mike Mondor and approving the appointment of public works employee Nick Rieken as probationary full-time firefighter/paramedic, on or around May 13.
- Consider issuing a massage therapy and bodywork license to Sarah Jane Schwartzbauer Cooley to practice at The Oaks Business Park, at 7755 Third St. N.
- Vote on appointing David Cupery to the Economic Development Commission. Cupery has strategic planning and project funding experience, according to his application.