Eldorado lists properties in disrepair; public meeting to be held
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Eldorado City Council on Tuesday released a list of 49 structures within the city deemed to be in need of repair or demolition.
The listing was prefaced by a statement prepared by City Attorney C. Mart Watson saying the ordinance officer has determined the properties "are in violation of one or more city ordinances and need immediate attention, or in some cases demolition."
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A listing of the 49 properties is published in the Wednesday print edition of The Daily Journal and The Daily Register.
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The statement attached to the listing said failure to bring the structures into compliance could bring legal proceedings for repair or demolition.
The statement also indicated council plans to hold a public meeting concerning the properties.
The council encouraged owners of the properties to contact the city with an outline of plans for the property or to attend the to-be-announced meeting to discuss the condition of the property and the remedial action to be taken.
Ordinance officer Billy Bradley told council not all of the structures need to be torn down.
"In fact, I would like to see all of them fixed up," Bradley said.
The issue of properties in disrepair began at an earlier council meeting and at least one property owner has met with Mayor Rocky James to discuss what he is doing with his property.
"You guys want to be positive," Bradley said to council. "There is nothing negative about this. We just want to get some properties cleaned up."
During the meeting, Street and Alley Superintendent J. B. James said the freeze and thaw cycle is taking a toll on the city's alleyways.
"Alleys are soft. We've put tons and tons of rock on them, and they still are soft," he said.
The warm weather is allowing work to continue of a major waterline project in the area of the Elder/Burnett additions, Water Superintendent Tom Hosman said. The same weather that allows work is causing some troubles for residents.
"It is kind of rough; they are trying to clean it up as they go," Hosman said.